star-shaped
AmericanEtymology
Origin of star-shaped
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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They include Lumas - glowing star-shaped characters that players encounter throughout the game.
From BBC
The words Congratulations, Grace! are written out in purple icing on top, with yellow flowers around the edge and Sundae School’s trademark star-shaped sprinkles down the sides.
From Literature
The team traced these changes to astrocytes, star-shaped cells in the brain that support neurons.
From Science Daily
A rainbow-colored Snoopy rested near a star-shaped yellow helium balloon in the pile on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
Think of the toddler's classic hammer-and-bench toy, with square, circular, triangular and star-shaped wooden pegs that can each only fit in the correspondingly shaped hole in the bench.
From Science Daily
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