star key

noun

a push button on a telephone or other electronic device that is marked with an asterisk, often in the lower left-hand area.

Nearby words

star drill, star facet, star fruit, star grass, star jasmine, star key, star lily, star map, star network, star of bethlehem, star of courage

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Examples from the Web for starkey

Houston hasn't taken Moonbeam away yet, and Starkey is to put him into strong work for this trial.
The Vanity Girl|Compton Mackenzie
I was a scholar of that "eminent writer" that he speaks of; but Starkey had quitted the school about a year before I came to it.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864|Various
I won't—I will not—( suddenly remembering that he has nothing to fear from Miss Starkey; gaily ).
The Title|Arnold Bennett
As the pirates advanced, the quick eye of Starkey sighted Nibs disappearing through the wood, and at once his pistol flashed out.
Peter and Wendy|James Matthew Barrie

Starkey Manor-house is rather like a number of rooms clustered round a gray, massive, old keep than a regularly-built hall.
The Poor Clare|Elizabeth Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for starkey

Starkey

/ (ˈstɑːkɪ) /

noun

David. born 1945, British historian and broadcaster, noted for his books and television series on the Tudor period

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