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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

starter
noun a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; `to make sourdough you need a starter`

starter
starting motor noun an electric motor for starting an engine

starter motor
starting motor noun an electric motor for starting an engine

starting
adjective appropriate to the beginning or start of an event; `the starting point`; `hands in the starting position`

starting
noun a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); `he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital`; `his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen`

starting block
noun block providing bracing for a runner`s feet at start of a race

starting buffer
noun buffer solution at the start of a reaction

starting gate
starting stall noun a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course

starting pitcher
noun (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game

starting post
noun a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race)

starting signal
start noun a signal to begin (as in a race); `the starting signal was a green light`; `the runners awaited the start`

startle
noun a sudden involuntary movement; `he awoke with a start`

startle reflex
Moro reflex noun a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs

startle response
startle reaction noun a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions

startled
adjective excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; `students startled by the teacher`s quiet return`; `the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons`; `her startled expression`

startling
adjective so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm; `Sydney`s startling new Opera House`; `startling news`; `startling earthquake shocks`

startlingly
adverb in a startling manner; `a startlingly modern voice`

startup
noun the act of starting a new operation or practice; `he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation`; `the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes`

starvation
starving noun the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; `the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender`; `they were charged with the starvation of children in their care`

starvation acidosis
noun acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies

starved
starving adjective suffering from lack of food

starved aster
calico aster noun a variety of aster

starveling
noun someone who is starving (or being starved)

stash
cache verb save up as for future use

stash house
noun a house where weapons and supplies are hidden; `attacks on stash houses is the most frequently used method of counterterrorism`

stasis
noun inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces

Stassano furnace
electric-arc furnace noun an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel

statant(ip)
adjective standing on four feet

state
nation noun a politically organized body of people under a single government; `the state has elected a new president`; `African nations`; `students who had come to the nation`s capitol`; `the country`s largest manufacturer`; `an industrialized land`

state
noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; `his state is in the deep south`

state bank
noun a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government

state capital
noun the capital city of a political subdivision of a country

state capitalism
noun an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of production

state government
noun the government of a state in the United States

state line
state boundary noun the boundary between two states

state of flux
noun a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action; `the flux following the death of the emperor`

state of matter
noun (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); `the solid state of water is called ice`

state of mind
noun a temporary psychological state

state of the art
noun the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time; `the state of the art in space travel`

state prison
noun a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.

state senator
noun a member of a state senate

state socialism
noun an economic system in which the government owns most means of production but some degree of private capitalism is allowed

state supreme court
high court noun the highest court in most states of the United States

state tax lien
noun a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes

state treasurer
noun the treasurer for a state government

state trooper
noun a state police officer

state`s attorney
state attorney noun a prosecuting attorney for a state

state`s evidence
noun evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings

state-of-the-art
adjective the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time); `state-of-the-art technology`

state-sponsored terrorism
noun terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism

state-supported
adjective supported and operated by the government of a state; `a state university`

Statehouse
noun a government building in which a state legislature meets

stateliness
noun impressiveness in scale or proportion

stately
statuesque adjective of size and dignity suggestive of a statue

stately home
noun a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family

statement
noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; `according to his statement he was in London on that day`

statement
noun a document showing credits and debits

Staten Island
noun a borough of New York City

stater
noun a resident of a particular state or group of states; `Keystone stater`; `farm staters`

stateroom
noun a guest cabin

States General
noun assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries

states` rights
noun the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution

States` Rights Democratic Party
Dixiecrats noun a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman

statesman
solon noun a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

statesmanlike
statesmanly adjective marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; `a man of statesmanlike judgment`; `a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities`-V.L.Parrington

statesmanship
statecraft noun wisdom in the management of public affairs

stateswoman
noun a woman statesman

statewide
adjective occurring or extending throughout a state; `the statewide recycling program`

static
stable adjective showing little if any change; `a static population`

static electricity
noun electricity produced by friction

static line
noun a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane

static tube
noun a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid

statically
adverb in a static manner; `a statically determinate connexion`

statics
noun the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium

station
noun a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; `he started looking for a gas station`; `the train pulled into the station`

Station of the Cross
noun a representation of any of the 14 stages in Christ`s journey to Calvary

stationariness
immobility noun remaining in place

stationary
adjective not capable of being moved; `stationary machinery`

stationary stochastic process
noun a stochastic process in which the distribution of the random variables is the same for any value of the variable parameter

stationer
stationery seller noun a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies

stationery
letter paper noun paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes

stationmaster
station agent noun the person in charge of a railway station

Stations
Stations of the Cross noun (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus` passage from Pilate`s house to his crucifixion at Calvary

statistic
noun a datum that can be represented numerically

statistical
adjective of or relating to statistics; `statistical population`

Statistical Commission
noun the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations

statistical mechanics
noun the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles

statistical method
statistical procedure noun a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic

statistically
adverb with respect to statistics; `this is statistically impossible`

statistician
actuary noun someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)

statistician
noun a mathematician who specializes in statistics

statistics
noun a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

stative
adjective expressing existence or a state rather than an action; used of verbs (e.g. `be` or `own`) and most participial adjectives

stator
stator coil noun mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves

statuary
adjective of or relating to or suitable for statues

statue
noun a sculpture representing a human or animal

Statue of Liberty
noun a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay

stature
noun high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; `a man of great stature`

status
position noun the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; `he had the status of a minor`; `the novel attained the status of a classic`; `atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life`

status asthmaticus
noun a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment