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unstar

unstar verb: to remove a star from.

Verb

unstar (third-person singular simple present unstars, present participle unstarring, simple past and past participle unstarred)

  1. (transitive) To remove a star from.
    • If you want to unstar the review request, just click on the star icon again.2014, Sandeep Rawat, Getting Started with Review Board
  2. (UK, transitive) To demote a question from an oral one to a written one (because oral questions are conventionally marked with a star on the Order of Business in the House of Commons).

Forms of unstar

third-person singular presentunstars
present participleunstarring
past participleunstarred
pastunstarred

Origin of unstar

From un- + star.

Questions about unstar

What does unstar mean?
Unstar means to remove a star from.
What part of speech is unstar?
Unstar is a verb.
What is the past tense of unstar?
The past tense of unstar is unstarred.

Words near unstar in the dictionary

  1. unstanzaic
  2. unstaple
  3. unstapled
  4. unstaples
  5. unstapling
  6. unstar
  7. unstarch
  8. unstarched
  9. unstarches
  10. unstarching
  11. unstarchy

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