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noun • an electric motor for starting an engine • a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning • the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition • any new participant in some activity • food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) • a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle • a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough | ||||||||
| 33% | 15 | Baseball player who throws the first pitch of the game | ||||||
noun • (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game | ||||||||
| 30% | 8 | Pitcher who comes into a game to replace the starting pitcher | ||||||
noun • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) • a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies • a pitcher who does not start the game | ||||||||
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