Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unstar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-star
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a star from.

Transitive verb

verb

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).

British usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + star.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unstars (present, singular) unstarring (participle, present) unstarred (participle, past) unstarred (past)

Questions

What does unstar mean?
To remove a star from.
Where does unstar come from?
From un- + star.

How to pronounce unstar

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