English Explanatory Dictionary

shooting star

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
  2. Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America.
  3. The flowering plant Primula meadia (synonym Dodecatheon meadia).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

shooting star shooting stars

Synonyms

falling star meteor faxed star shootingstar eastern shooting star American cowslip prairie pointers roosterheads

Related words

asteroid comet meteorite
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