Synonyms for starfish
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Sea star — any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by…
2. Dead fish — A woman (or, less commonly, a gay man) who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lies on the back…
Other
chocolate starfish vulgar slang UK
Definitions
- n. 1
Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.
- n. 2
A woman (or, less commonly, a gay man) who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lies on the back while spreading the limbs.
Related words
- Phrases
- starfish flower chocolate starfish starfish associated densovirus
- Is a kind of
- animal creature
Forms
- Plural
- starfishes → asteroids…
Example sentences
- asteroid The asteroid will arrive first-class at 10.45 a.m.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| starfish | steady | |
| asteroid | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- asteroid3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (asteroid3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- étoile de mer