starter |
someone or something that starts. [2 definitions] |
starting blocks |
two usu. metal blocks that are firmly but temporarily mounted on a running track so that a runner can brace his or her feet against them when starting a race. |
starting gate |
any of several types of movable gates or barriers used to ensure an equal start, as for horses or dogs in a race. |
startle |
to cause to move suddenly or involuntarily. [4 definitions] |
startling |
causing one to move suddenly or involuntarily because loud, sudden, or unexpected. [2 definitions] |
start out |
to begin an extended trip, project, or other major undertaking. [5 definitions] |
start over |
to start again. |
start up |
to begin operation. [2 definitions] |
starvation |
the act of starving or condition of being starved. [2 definitions] |
starve |
to die or suffer from not eating and drinking. [5 definitions] |
starved |
suffering from extreme deprivation of food. [2 definitions] |
starveling |
an organism suffering from starvation. [3 definitions] |
Star Wars |
a popular science fiction saga based on a series of commercially-successful motion pictures, the first of which was released in 1977. [2 definitions] |
stash |
to hide or store secretly (sometimes fol. by "away"). [2 definitions] |
stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. [2 definitions] |
-stat |
an instrument or agent that stabilizes or controls, as by keeping something at a set level. [2 definitions] |
state |
the condition of a person or thing according to its characteristics or circumstances. [11 definitions] |
stateable |
combined form of state. |
statecraft |
the art of leading or governing a nation; statesmanship. |
stated |
fixed; established. [2 definitions] |
statehood |
the condition, position, or status of being a state, esp. of the United States. |