starlike

Examples

• All

• Mrs. Luckschein drew their attention to the tree on its little table, glimmering so tastefully with tiny starlike lights.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The phenomenon of radio scintillation was an analog of optical twinkling and indicated that the source was starlike.

  Academic text (1991)

• The unknown vessel was still only a starlike image on the passive sensor viewscreen.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The bees swarmed from the hollow trunk and formed a starlike crown on her head.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The faint starlike sources scattered about the center are globular clusters orbiting within M87.

  Academic text (1992)

• When we see a starlike point of light in the head of a comet with our telescopes, we are probably seeing the densest, brightest part of the coma, not the nucleus.

  Academic text (1992)

• The starlike design inked onto her upper arm, Frances is afraid to ask if it is a satanic emblem or simply the declaration of an atheist.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The bright star looked starlike, shining sharply against the dark night sky.

• In the distance, a starlike figure twinkled, guiding us through the wilderness.

Synonyms

S

star-shaped

vsstarlike

3 3.4

Having the shape of a star with points coming from the center

is broader, referring to general resemblance in appearance or qualities not strict geometric form

How Star-Like

star-shaped

3 3.4

starlike

1 4.6

starry

27 1.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology