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shooting star

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
shoot-ing s-tar
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.

noun

Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America.

noun

Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.

Inflected Forms

shooting stars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

asteroid comet meteorite

Synonyms

falling star meteor faxed star shootingstar eastern shooting star American cowslip prairie pointers roosterhead

Questions

What does shooting star mean?
A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.

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