Synonyms for shooting star
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Meteor — A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the…
meteor, falling star, faxed star rare
2. Eastern shooting star — any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western…
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Definitions
- n. 1
A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
- n. 2
Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America. The flowering plant Primula meadia (synonym Dodecatheon meadia).
Related words
- Other spellings
- shootingstar
Example sentences
- meteor In 2013, a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia.
- fireball I am a fireball too hot to handle.
By length
- 6 letters
- meteor3
- 8 letters
- fireball3
- 11 letters
- roosterhead
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meteor3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- étoile filante
- Italiano
- stella cadente