A fuse for an explosive.
A colored flare used as a warning on the railroad.
A light musket or firelock.
A large friction match.
One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.
A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, more fully called a starter signal or starting signal.
A yeast culture used to start a fermentation process.
A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
A dog that rouses game.
The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
A starting pitcher.
A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
Someone who starts, or who starts something.
Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.