starter (redirected from Starter culture)

for openers and for starters

to start with. For openers, they played a song everyone knows. For starters, I'll serve a delicious soup.

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for openers

as a beginning for starters For openers, we have a staff of 10 just to handle the billing.

Related vocabulary: to begin with

for starters

as a beginning for openers If they want to be involved, for starters, they might join Saturday's antiwar protest downtown.

Usage notes: often used in the form that's just for starters: You've got to put down a deposit of $500, and that's just for starters!

Related vocabulary: to begin with