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lucky star

lucky star noun: something that appears to give a person luck.

Noun

lucky star (plural lucky stars)

  1. (idiomatic) Something that appears to give a person luck.
    • The young man's lucky star shone full on him, and dazzled him to a seeming indiscretion.1903, E. Nesbit, The Man with the Boots
    • If exiled, he went without remonstrance, confident that his lucky star would again lead him to the front, and with fertile brain every ready to plan a revolution or arrange a coup d'état.1889, Fanny Chambers Gooch, Face to Face With the Mexicans

Forms of lucky star

plurallucky stars

Origin of lucky star

From the ancient idea that stars affect human lives.

Words formed from lucky star

Questions about lucky star

What does lucky star mean?
Lucky star means something that appears to give a person luck.
What part of speech is lucky star?
Lucky star is a noun.
What is the plural of lucky star?
The plural of lucky star is lucky stars.

Words near lucky star in the dictionary

  1. lucky nuts
  2. Lucky Pierre
  3. Lucky Pierres
  4. lucky scoop
  5. lucky scoops
  6. lucky star
  7. lucky stars
  8. lucky stiff
  9. lucky stiffs
  10. lucky streak
  11. lucky streaks

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