Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kick-starter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: kick--s-tarter
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of kick start (“bar used to start a motorcycle engine”).

noun

Something that kick starts.

Example Sentences

"This book serves as a kick-starter for those who care deeply about tackling poverty but don’t know where to start."

Inflected Forms

kick-starters (plural)

Synonyms

kick start

Questions

What does kick-starter mean?: Synonym of kick start (“bar used to start a motorcycle engine”).

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