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astar

astar adjective: covered with bright or sparkling objects.

Adjective

astar (not comparable)

  1. (predicative) Covered with bright or sparkling objects.
    • […] they could follow the high-rose hedge, already astar with buds.1903, Katherine Cecil Burton, The Circle, New York: A.L. Burt, Part 2, Chapter 6, p. 171
    • The hedges were astar with blackthorn and there were primroses and cowslips on the banks.1959, Mabel Esther Allan (as Jean Estoril), Drina Dances Alone, New York: Scholastic, 1989, Chapter 6, p. 71
    Synonyms:
    spangled
  2. (predicative) Shining as if with sparks or small points of light.
    • She found Anne standing motionless before a picture hanging on the wall between the two windows, with her hands clasped behind her, her face uplifted, and her eyes astar with dreams.1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 8, in Anne of Green Gables, Boston: L.C. Page, pages 79–80
    • Astar with the cold fire of gems, it [the palace] was.1993, Anne Gay, chapter 33, in Dancing on the Volcano, London: Orbit, page 373
    Synonyms:
    sparkling, twinkling

Synonyms of astar

Origin of astar

From a- + star.

Questions about astar

What does astar mean?
Astar means covered with bright or sparkling objects.
What part of speech is astar?
Astar is an adjective.

Words near astar in the dictionary

  1. Astanans
  2. astand
  3. astands
  4. astanga
  5. astangas
  6. astar
  7. Astaracian
  8. astarboard
  9. astare
  10. Astarionmance
  11. Astarionmancer

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