| relay | the act of passing something along from one person or group to another, the relay was successful |
| starter | 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 |
| auxiliary airfield | an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity |
auxiliary boiler
donkey boiler | (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) |
auxiliary engine
donkey engine | (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) |
auxiliary pump
donkey pump | a supplementary pump available if needed |
| auxiliary research submarine | a submarine for research purposes |
auxiliary storage
external storage
secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
booster booster amplifier
booster station
relay link
relay station
relay transmitter | an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal |
crank
starter | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle |
kick starter
kick start | a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body |
off-line equipment
auxiliary equipment | electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit |
relay
electrical relay | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit |
| self-starter | an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internalombustion engine |
starter starter motor
starting motor | an electric motor for starting an engine |
| auxiliary verb | a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with |
modal auxiliary verb
modal auxiliary
modal verb
modal | an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality |
relay
relay race | a race between teams, each member runs or swims part of the distance |
appetizer
appetiser
starter | food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) |
| relay | a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals |
| relay | a crew of workers who relieve another crew |
| auxiliary cell | a terrorist cell responsible for logistics, usually large and less compartmentalized than other terrorist cells |
aide
auxiliary | someone who acts as assistant |
newcomer
fledgling
fledgeling
starter neophyte freshman newbie
entrant | any new participant in some activity |
| self-starter | an energetic person with unusual initiative |
| starter dispatcher | the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition |
| starter | a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning |
auxiliary operation
off-line operation | a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit |
| relay | pass along, Please relay the news to the villagers |
| relay | control or operate by relay |
auxiliary
subsidiary
supplemental
supplementary | functioning in a supporting capacity, the main library and its auxiliary branches |
accessory
adjunct
ancillary
adjuvant
appurtenant
auxiliary | furnishing added support, an ancillary pump, an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism, The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other |