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star-shaped

star-shaped

3 3.4
Having the shape of a star with points coming from the center
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɑrˌʃeɪpt/
translation icon : en forma de estrella
  • When she smiled down at me, the star-shaped gold filling in her front tooth shone like a jewel.
  • star-shaped cookie cutter
  • star-shaped flowers
  • star-shaped scar

The cookies, I like the ones that moms make with just the sugar on them or the ones that have the star in them and they're star shaped.

Examples

  • The star-shaped central motif, formed by thousands of tiny incised marks, may be an invocation in the Tuareg script tifinar.

    Academic text (1996)
  • She yipped and jumped aside, seeing, as she did, that he held a star-shaped amulet in his hand.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • It's got a star-shaped spear tip.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • High walls of stone and wood supported a star-shaped ceiling formed of massive oak beams.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • At the bottom, he turns right and arrives at a star-shaped five-way intersection.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The flames vanished, and in their places appeared p57 star-shaped white flowers.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • In the center of her forehead, in the place where Brahman women wear a spot of rouge, she had a star-shaped scar.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I used a cookie cutter to make star-shaped cookies for the party.

  • The garden was filled with star-shaped flowers that bloomed in vibrant colors.

  • They decorated the Christmas tree with star-shaped ornaments that sparkled in the light.

Synonyms

starlike
vsstar-shaped
1 4.6

Having the shape or look of a star

is specifically a shape with clear radiating points rather than general resemblance
stellate
vsstar-shaped
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Shaped like a star with parts spreading from the center

focuses on pointed projections rather than ray-like parts
rayed
vsstar-shaped
6.5

Having lines that spread out from the middle like the sun

shows pointed projections radiating from a center rather than lines
actinoid
vsstar-shaped
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a star-shaped form like a starfish or many flowers

describes the simple geometric shape with radiating points not only biology

How Star-Shaped

star-shaped
3 3.4
stellate
  • Specialized
1 8.8
spoked
4.1
radial
4 5.9

Surface Forms

star-shaped positive

Morphology

star-shaped = star + shape (transparent) = star + shape + ed

The adjective is formed from 'star' + 'shape' with the adjectival '-ed' (i.e., 'shaped'), and the meaning directly denotes 'having the shape of a star'.

Etymology

Star-shaped comes from two simple English words, star and shaped, where a star is a bright point in the sky and 'shaped' means 'made like'. So, something star-shaped has points that go out from the center, just like a star.