Anagrams of: ROSTRATE

• 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

• someone who who drinks to the health of someone or the success of some venture

• a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread

• start an engine again, for example

• take up or begin anew

• a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment)

• a cook who roasts food

• flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting

• a special cooking pan for roasting

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

• answer back

• turn on or around an axis or a center

• exchange on a regular basis

• perform a job or duty on a rotating basis

• cause to turn on an axis or center

• turn outward

• plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession

• the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

• a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

• any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats

• a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible