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- English Word Star Definition One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.
- English Word Star Definition The polestar; the north star.
- English Word Star Definition A planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune.
- English Word Star Definition That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
- English Word Star Definition Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
- English Word Star Definition A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
- English Word Star Definition A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc.
- English Word Star Definition To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems.
- English Word Star Definition To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star.
- English Word Star-blind Definition Half blind.
- English Word Star-chamber Definition An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641.
- English Word Star-crossed Definition Not favored by the stars; ill-fated.
- English Word Star-read Definition Doctrine or knowledge of the stars; star lore; astrology; astronomy.
- English Word Star-spangled Definition Spangled or studded with stars.
- English Word Starblowlines Definition The men in the starboard watch.
- English Word Starboard Definition That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard, or port.
- English Word Starboard Definition Pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying on the right side; as, the starboard quarter; starboard tack.
- English Word Starboard Definition To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to starboard the helm.
- English Word Starch Definition Stiff; precise; rigid.
- English Word Starch Definition A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
- English Word Starch Definition Fig.: A stiff, formal manner; formality.
- English Word Starch Definition To stiffen with starch.
- English Word Starched Definition of Starch
- English Word Starched Definition Stiffened with starch.
- English Word Starched Definition Stiff; precise; formal.
- English Word Starchedness Definition The quality or state of being starched; stiffness in manners; formality.
- English Word Starcher Definition One who starches.
- English Word Starching Definition of Starch
- English Word Starchly Definition In a starched or starch manner.
- English Word Starchness Definition Of or pertaining to starched or starch; stiffness of manner; preciseness.