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shooting stars

shooting stars is the plural of shooting star.

Meaning of shooting star

Noun

shooting star (plural shooting stars)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    shootingstar
    1. The flowering plant Primula meadia (synonym Dodecatheon meadia).

Questions about shooting stars

What is shooting stars the plural of?
Shooting stars is the plural of shooting star.

Words near shooting stars in the dictionary

  1. shooting seats
  2. shooting someone straight
  3. shooting spree
  4. shooting sprees
  5. shooting star
  6. shooting stars
  7. shooting stick
  8. shooting sticks
  9. shooting suit
  10. shooting suits
  11. shooting the boots

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