Anagrams of: STARTLER

• 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

• start an engine again, for example

• take up or begin anew

• a sudden involuntary movement

• to stimulate to action

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star

• a small star

• pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken

• a railroad train consisting of freight cars

• a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

• a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken

• loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail

• make short successive sounds

• shake and cause to make a rattling noise

• 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

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• take into custody

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• attract and fix

• cause to come to an abrupt stop