The Wordsmith Dictionary

Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words generally or obvious signification: as, star-aspiring, star-bespangled, star- bestudded, star-blasting, star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed, star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed; star-sprinkled,star-wreathed.

Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, Shooting star, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc. -- Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star. -- Star anise (Bot. ), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so called from its star-shaped capsules. -- Star apple (Bot. ), a tropical American tree (Chrysophyllum Cainito ), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceæ ) to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family. -- Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an astronomer or an astrologer. Gascoigne. -- Star coral (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to Astræa, Orbicella, and allied genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa. -- Star cucumber. (Bot. ) See under Cucumber. -- Star flower. (Bot. ) (a ) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum; star- of-Bethlehem. (b ) See Starwort (b ). (c ) An American plant of the genus Trientalis (Trientalis Americana ). Gray. -- Star fort (Fort. ), a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles; -- whence the name. -- Star gauge (Ordnance ), a long rod, with adjustable points projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun. -- Star grass. (Bot. ) (a ) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta )having star-shaped yellow flowers. (b ) The colicroot. See Colicroot. -- Star hyacinth (Bot. ), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla (S. autumnalis ); -- called also star-headed hyacinth. -- Star jelly (Bot. ), any one of several gelatinous plants (Nostoc commune, N. edule, etc. ). See Nostoc. -- Star lizard. (Zoöl.) Same as Stellion. -- Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot. ), a bulbous liliaceous plant (Ornithogalum umbellatum ) having a small white starlike flower. -- Star-of-the-earth (Bot. ), a plant of the genus Plantago (P. coronopus ), growing upon the seashore. -- Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star-shaped figure. -- Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in a blue field, white stars to represent the several States, one for each. With the old flag, the true American flag, the Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the chamber in which we sit. D. Webster. -- Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting. -- Star thistle (Bot. ), an annual composite plant (Centaurea solstitialis ) having the involucre armed with radiating spines. -- Star wheel (Mach. ), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines. -- Star worm (Zoöl.), a gephyrean. -- Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly, shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears. These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods. -- Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes irregularly; - - called periodical star when its changes occur at fixed periods. -- Water star grass (Bot. ), an aquatic plant (Schollera graminea )with small yellow starlike blossoms.

STAR

Star, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Starred; p. pr. & vb. n. Starring. ]

Defn: To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems. "A sable curtain starred with gold. " Young.

STAR

STAR Star, v. i.

Defn: To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star. W. Irving.

STAR-BLIND

STAR-BLIND Star "-blind `, a.

Defn: Half blind.

STARBOARD

Star "board `, n. Etym: [OE. sterbord, AS. steórbord, i.e., steer board. See Steer, v. t., Board of a vessel, and cf. Larboard. ] (Naut. )

Defn: That side of a vessel which is one of the right hand of a person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to Ant: larboard, or Ant: port.

STARBOARD

STARBOARD Star "board `, a. (Naut. )

Defn: Pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying on the right side; as, the starboard quarter; starboard tack.

STARBOARD

STARBOARD Star "board `, v. t. (Naut. )

Defn: To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to starboard the helm.

STAR-BOWLINES

STAR-BOWLINES Star- "bow `lines, n. pl. (Naut. )

Defn: The men in the starboard watch. [Obs. ] R. H. Dana, Jr.

STARCH

Starch, a. Etym: [AS. stearc stark, strong, rough. See Stark. ]

Defn: Stiff; precise; rigid. [R.] Killingbeck.

STARCH

Starch, n. Etym: [From starch stiff, cf. G. stärke, fr. stark strong. ]

1. (Chem. )

Defn: A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc. ) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.

Note: Starch is a carbohydrate, being the typical amylose, C6H1 O5, and is detected by the fine blue color given to it by free iodine. It is not fermentable as such, but is changed by diastase into dextrin and maltose, and by heating with dilute acids into dextrose. Cf. Sugar, Inulin, and Lichenin.

2. Fig. : A stiff, formal manner; formality. Addison. Starch hyacinth (Bot. ), the grape hyacinth; -- so called because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch. See under Grape.

STARCH

Starch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Starched; p. pr. & vb. n. Starching. ]

Defn: To stiffen with starch.

STAR-CHAMBER

Star "-cham `ber, n. Etym: [So called (as conjectured by Blackstone )from being held in a room at the Exchequer where the chests containing certain Jewish comtracts and obligations called starrs (from the Heb. shetar, pron. shtar ) were kept; or from the stars with which the ceiling is supposed to have been decorated. ] (Eng. Hist. )

Defn: An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641. Encyc. Brit.

STARCHED

STARCHED Starched, a.

1. Stiffened with starch.

2. Stiff; precise; formal. Swift.

STARCHEDNESS

STARCHEDNESS Starch "ed *ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being starched; stiffness in manners; formality.

STARCHER

STARCHER Starch "er, n.

Defn: One who starches.

STARCHLY

STARCHLY Starch "ly, adv.

Defn: In a starched or starch manner.

STARCHNESS

STARCHNESS Starch "ness, n.

Defn: Of or pertaining to starched or starch; stiffness of manner; preciseness.

STARCHWORT

STARCHWORT Starch "wort `, n. (Bot. )

Defn: The cuckoopint, the tubers of which yield a fine quality of starch.

STARCHY

STARCHY Starch "y, a.

Defn: Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.

STARCRAFT

STARCRAFT Star "craft, n.

Defn: Astrology. [R.] Tennyson.

STAR-CROSSED

STAR-CROSSED Star "-crossed `, a.

Defn: Not favored by the stars; ill-fated. [Poetic ] Shak. Such in my star-crossed destiny. Massinger.

STAR DRIFT

STAR DRIFT Star drift. (Astron.)

STARE

Stare, n. Etym: [AS. stær. See Starling. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: The starling. [Obs. ]

STARE

STARE Stare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. stared; p. pr. & vb. n. staring. ] Etym: [AS. starian; akin to LG. & D. staren, OHG. staren, G. starren, Icel. stara; cf. Icel. stira, Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr stiff, rigid, fixed, Gr. stereo- ), Skr. sthira firm, strong. *166. Cf. Sterile. ]

1. To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc. ; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object. For ever upon the ground I see thee stare. Chaucer. Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret. Shak.

2. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.

3. To stand out; to project; to bristle. [Obs. ] Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare. Shak. Take off all the staring straws and jags in the hive. Mortimer.

Syn. -- To gaze; to look earnestly. See Gaze.

STARE

STARE Stare, v. t.

Defn: To look earnestly at; to gaze at. I will stare him out of his wits. Shak. To stare in the face, to be before the eyes, or to be undeniably evident. "The law. .. stares them in the face whilst they are breaking it. " Locke.

STARE

STARE Stare, n.

Defn: The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. "A dull and stupid stare. " Churchill.

STARER

STARER Star "er, n.

Defn: One who stares, or gazes.

STARF

STARF Starf, obs. imp. of Starve.

Defn: Starved. Chaucer.

STARFINCH

STARFINCH Star "finch `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The European redstart.

STARFISH

STARFISH Star "fish, n.

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star, five-finger, and stellerid.

Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes. See Brittle star, and Ophiuroidea.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The dollar fish, or butterfish.

STARGASER

STARGASER Star "gas `er, n.

1. One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to Uranoscopus, Astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family Uranoscopidæ. The common species of the Eastern United States are Astroscopus anoplus, and A. guttatus. So called from the position of the eyes, which look directly upward.

STARGASING

STARGASING Star "gas `ing, n.

1. The act or practice of observing the stars with attention; contemplation of the stars as connected with astrology or astronomy. Swift.

2. Hence, absent-mindedness; abstraction.

STARINGLY

STARINGLY Star "ing *ly, adv.

Defn: With a staring look.

STARK

Stark, a. [Compar. Starker; superl. Starkest.] Etym: [OE. stark stiff, strong, AS. stearc; akin to OS. starc strong, D. sterk, OHG. starc, starah, G. & Sw. stark, Dan. stærk, Icel. sterkr, Goth. gastaúrknan to become dried up, Lith. strëgti to stiffen, to freeze. Cf. Starch, a. & n.]

1. Stiff; rigid. Chaucer. Whose senses all were straight benumbed and stark. Spenser. His heart gan wax as stark as marble stone. Spenser. Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies. Shak. The north is not so stark and cold. B. Jonson.

2. Complete; absolute; full; perfect; entire. [Obs. ] Consider the stark security The common wealth is in now. B. Jonson.

3. Strong; vigorous; powerful. A stark, moss-trooping Scot. Sir W. Scott. Stark beer, boy, stout and strong beer. Beau. & Fl.

4. Severe; violent; fierce. [Obs. ] "In starke stours." [i. e., in fierce combats ]. Chaucer.

5. Mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright. He pronounces the citation stark nonsense. Collier. Rhetoric is very good or stark naught; there's no medium in rhetoric. Selden.

STARK

STARK Stark, adv.

Defn: Wholly; entirely; absolutely; quite; as, stark mind. Shak. Held him strangled in his arms till he was stark dead. Fuller. Stark naked, wholly naked; quite bare. Strip your sword stark naked. Shak.

Note: According to Professor Skeat, "stark-naked " is derived from steort-naked, or start-naked, literally tail-naked, and hence wholly naked. If this etymology be true the preferable form is stark-naked.

STARK

STARK Stark, v. t.

Defn: To stiffen. [R.] If horror have not starked your limbs. H. Taylor.

STARKLY

STARKLY Stark "ly, adv.

Defn: In a stark manner; stiffly; strongly. Its onward force too starky pent In figure, bone, and lineament. Emerson.

STARKNESS

STARKNESS Stark "ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being stark.

STARLESS

STARLESS Star "less, a.

Defn: Being without stars; having no stars visible; as, a starless night. Milton.

STARLIGHT

STARLIGHT Star "light `, n.

Defn: The light given by the stars. Nor walk by moon, Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet. Milton.

STARLIGHT

STARLIGHT Star "light `, a.

Defn: Lighted by the stars, or by the stars only; as, a starlight night. A starlight evening and a morning fair. Dryden.

STARLIKE

STARLIKE Star "like `, a.

1. Resembling a star; stellated; radiated like a star; as, starlike flowers.

2. Shining; bright; illustrious. Dryden. The having turned many to righteousness shall confer a starlike and immortal brightness. Boyle.

STARLING

Star "ling, n. Etym: [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE. stare, AS. stær;akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG. stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. stær, L. sturnus. Cf. Stare a starling. ]

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris ) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A California fish; the rock trout.

3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling. Rose-colored starling. (Zoöl.) See Pastor.

STARLIT

STARLIT Star "lit `, a.

Defn: Lighted by the stars; starlight.

STARMONGER

STARMONGER Star "mon `ger, n.

Defn: A fortune teller; an astrologer; -- used in contempt. B. Jonson.

STARN

STARN Starn, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The European starling. [Prov. Eng. ]

STARNOSE

STARNOSE Star "nose `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A curious American mole (Condylura cristata ) having the nose expanded at the end into a stellate disk; -- called also star-nosed mole.

STAROST

Star "ost, n. Etym: [Pol. starosta, from stary old. ]

Defn: A nobleman who possessed a starosty. [Poland ]

STAROSTY

STAROSTY Star "os *ty, n.

Defn: A castle and domain conferred on a nobleman for life. [Poland ] Brande & C.

STARPROOF

STARPROOF Star "proof `, a.

Defn: Impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm. [Poetic ] Milton.

STAR-READ

STAR-READ Star "-read `, n.

Defn: Doctrine or knowledge of the stars; star lore; astrology; astronomy. [Obs. ] Which in star-read were wont have best insight. Spenser.

STARRED

Starred, a. Etym: [From Star. ]

1. Adorned or studded with stars; bespangled.

2. Influenced in fortune by the stars. [Obs. ] My third comfort, Starred most unluckily. Shak.

STARRINESS

STARRINESS Star "ri *ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being starry; as, the starriness of the heavens.

STARRY

STARRY Star "ry, a.

1. Abounding with stars; adorned with stars. "Above the starry sky. " Pope.

2. Consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars; stellar; stellary; as, starry light; starry flame. Do not Christians and Heathens, Jews and Gentiles, poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influence Sir W. Scott.

3. Shining like stars; sparkling; as, starry eyes.

4. Arranged in rays like those of a star; stellate. Starry ray (Zoöl.), a European skate (Raita radiata ); -- so called from the stellate bases of the dorsal spines.

STARSHINE

STARSHINE Star "shine `, n.

Defn: The light of the stars. [R.] The starshine lights upon our heads. R. L. Stevenson.

STARSHOOT

STARSHOOT Star "shoot `, n.

Defn: See Nostoc.

STAR-SPANGLED

STAR-SPANGLED Star "-span `gled, a.

Defn: Spangled or studded with stars. Star-spangled banner, the popular name for the national ensign of the United States. F. S. Key.

STAR STEREOGRAM

STAR STEREOGRAM Star stereogram.

Defn: A view of the universe of brighter stars as it would appear to an observer transported into space outside or beyond our universe of stars.

STARSTONE

STARSTONE Star "stone `, n. (Min. )

Defn: Asteriated sapphire.

START

START Start, v. i. [imp. & p. p. started; p. pr. & vb. n. starting. ] Etym: [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten 8hurl, rush, fall, G. stürzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over, to fall, Sw. störa to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte, and probably also to E. start a tail; the original sense being, perhaps, to show the tail, to tumble over suddenly. *166. Cf. Start a tail. ]

1. To leap; to jump. [Obs. ]

2. To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act. And maketh him out of his sleep to start. Chaucer. I start as from some dreadful dream. Dryden. Keep your soul to the work when ready to start aside. I. Watts. But if he start, It is the flesh of a corrupted heart. Shak.

3. To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business. At once they start, advancing in a line. Dryden. At intervals some bird from out the brakes Starts into voice a moment, then is still. Byron.

4. To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure. To start after, to set out after; to follow; to pursue. -- To start against, to act as a rival candidate against. -- To start for, to be a candidate for, as an office. -- To start up, to rise suddenly, as from a seat or couch; to come suddenly into notice or importance.

START

START Start, v. t.

1. To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox. Upon malicious bravery dost thou come To start my quiet Shak. Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Cæsar. Shak.

2. To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent. Sensual men agree in the pursuit of every pleasure they can start. Sir W. Temple.

3. To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business. I was engaged in conversation upon a subject which the people love to start in discourse. Addison.

4. To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel. One, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the clavicle from the sternum. Wiseman.

5. Etym: [Perh. from D. storten, which has this meaning also. ] (Naut. )

Defn: To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask.

START

START Start, n.

1. The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion. The fright awakened Arcite with a start. Dryden.

2. A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort. For she did speak in starts distractedly. Shak. Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a hurry. L'Estrange.

3. A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy. To check the starts and sallies of the soul. Addison.

4. The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; -- opposed to finish. The start of first performance is all. Bacon. I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. Shak. At a start, at once; in an instant. [Obs. ] At a start he was betwixt them two. Chaucer. To get, or have, the start, to before another; to gain or have the advantage in a similar undertaking; -- usually with of. "Get the start of the majestic world. " Shak. "She might have forsaken him if he had not got the start of her. " Dryden.

START

Start, n. Etym: [OE. stert a tail, AS. steort; akin to LG. stert, steert, D. staart, G. sterz, Icel. stertr, Dan. stiert, Sw. stjert. *166. Cf. Stark naked, under Stark, Start, v. i.]

1. A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.

2. The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle. [Prov. Eng. ]

3. The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket.

4. (Mining )

Defn: The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.

STARTER

STARTER Start "er, n.

1. One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a journey; the starter of a race.

2. A dog that rouses game.

STARTFUL

STARTFUL Start "ful, a.

Defn: Apt to start; skittish. [R.]

STARTFULNESS

STARTFULNESS Start "ful *ness, n.

Defn: Aptness to start. [R.]

STARTHROAT

STARTHROAT Star "throat `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any humming bird of the genus Heliomaster. The feathers of the throat have a brilliant metallic luster.

STARTING

STARTING Start "ing, a. & n.

Defn: from Start, v. Starting bar (Steam Eng. ), a hand lever for working the values in starting an engine. -- Starting hole, a loophole; evasion. [Obs. ] -- Starting point, the point from which motion begins, or from which anything starts. -- Starting post, a post, stake, barrier, or place from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race.

STARTINGLY

STARTINGLY Start "ing *ly, adv.

Defn: By sudden fits or starts; spasmodically. Shak.

STARTISH

STARTISH Start "ish, a.

Defn: Apt to start; skittish; shy; -- said especially of a horse. [Colloq. ]

STARTLE

Star "tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Startled; p. pr. & vb. n. Startling. ]Etym: [Freq. of start. ]

Defn: To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction Addison.

STARTLE

STARTLE Star "tle, v. t.

1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us. Locke.

2. To deter; to cause to deviate. [R.] Clarendon.

Syn. -- To start; shock; fright; frighten; alarm.

STARTLE

STARTLE Star "tle, n.

Defn: A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. After having recovered from my first startle, I was very well pleased with the accident. Spectator.

STARTLINGLY

STARTLINGLY Star "tling *ly, adv.

Defn: In a startling manner.

STARTLISH

STARTLISH Star "tlish, a.

Defn: Easily startled; apt to start; startish; skittish; -- said especially of a hourse. [Colloq. ]

START-UP

START-UP Start "-up `, n.

1. One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart. [Obs. ] Shak.

2. A kind of high rustic shoe. [Obs. ] Drayton. A startuppe, or clownish shoe. Spenser.

START-UP

START-UP Start "-up `, a.

Defn: Upstart. [R.] Walpole.

STARVATION

STARVATION Star *va "tion, n.

Defn: The act of starving, or the state of being starved.

Note: This word was first used, according to Horace Walpole, by Henry Dundas, the first Lord Melville, in a speech on American affairs in 1775, which obtained for him the nickname of Starvation Dundas. "Starvation, we are also told, belongs to the class of 'vile compounds' from being a mongrel; as if English were not full of mongrels, and if it would not be in distressing straits without them. " Fitzed. Hall.

STARVE

Starve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Starved; p. pr. & vb. n. Starving. ] Etym: [OE. sterven to die, AS. steorfan; akin to D. sterven, G. sterben, OHG. sterban, Icel. starf labor, toil. ]

1. To die; to perish. [Obs. , except in the sense of perishing with cold or hunger. ] Lydgate. In hot coals he hath himself raked. .. Thus starved this worthy mighty Hercules. Chaucer.

2. To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent. Sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed. Pope.

3. To perish or die with cold. Spenser. Have I seen the naked starve for cold Sandys. Starving with cold as well as hunger. W. Irving.

Note: In this sense, still common in England, but rarely used of the United States.

STARVE

STARVE Starve, v. t.

1. To destroy with cold. [Eng. ] From beds of raging fire, to starve in ice Their soft ethereal warmth. Milton.

2. To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder.

3. To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender. Attalus endeavored to starve Italy by stopping their convoy of provisions from Africa. Arbuthnot.

4. To destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by depriving them of proper light and air.

5. To deprive of force or vigor; to disable. The pens of historians, writing thereof, seemed starved for matter in an age so fruitful of memorable actions. Fuller. The powers of their minds are starved by disuse. Locke.

STARVEDLY

STARVEDLY Starv "ed *ly, adv.

Defn: In the condition of one starved or starving; parsimoniously. Some boasting housekeeper which keepth open doors for one day, ... and lives starvedly all the year after. Bp. Hall.

STARVELING

Starve "ling, n. Etym: [Starve + -ling. ]

Defn: One who, or that which, pines from lack or food, or nutriment. Old Sir John hangs with me, and thou knowest he is no starveling. Shak.

STARVELING

STARVELING Starve "ling, a.

Defn: Hungry; lean; pining with want.

STARWORT

STARWORT Star "wort `, n. (Bot. )(a ) Any plant of the genus Aster. See Aster. (b ) A small plant of the genus Stellaria, having star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. Gray. Water starwort, an aquatic plant (Callitriche verna ) having some resemblance to chickweed. -- Yellow starwort, a plant of the genus Inula; elecampane.

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star |stär stɑr | ▶noun 1 a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun. True stars were formerly known as the fixed stars, to distinguish them from the planets or wandering stars. They are gaseous spheres consisting primarily of hydrogen and helium, there being an equilibrium between the compressional force of gravity and the outward pressure of radiation resulting from internal thermonuclear fusion reactions. Some six thousand stars are visible to the naked eye, but there are actually more than a hundred billion in our own Galaxy, while billions of other galaxies are known. 2 a conventional or stylized representation of a star, typically one having five or more points: the walls were painted with silver moons and stars. • a symbol of this shape used to indicate a category of excellence: the hotel has three stars. • an asterisk. • a white patch on the forehead of a horse or other animal. • (also star network ) [ usu. as modifier ] a data or communication network in which all nodes are independently connected to one central unit: computers in a star layout. 3 a famous or exceptionally talented performer in the world of entertainment or sports: a pop star | [ as modifier ] : singers of star quality . • an outstandingly good or successful person or thing in a group: a rising star in the party | [ as modifier ] : Ellen was a star student. 4 Astrology a planet, constellation, or configuration regarded as influencing someone's fortunes or personality: his golf destiny was written in the stars. • (stars ) a horoscope published in a newspaper or magazine: what do my stars say? ▶verb ( stars, starring , starred ) [ with obj. ] 1 (of a movie, play, or other show ) have (someone ) as a principal performer: a film starring Liza Minnelli. • [ no obj. ] (of a performer ) have a principal role in a movie, play, or other show: McQueen had starred in such epics as The Magnificent Seven | (as adj. starring ) : his first starring role. • [ no obj. ] (of a person ) perform brilliantly or prominently in a particular endeavor or event: Vitt starred at third base for the Detroit Tigers. 2 decorate or cover with star-shaped marks or objects: thick grass starred with flowers. • mark (something ) for special notice or recommendation with an asterisk or other star-shaped symbol: the activities listed below are starred according to their fitness ratings | [ as adj., in combination ] (-starred ) : Michelin-starred restaurants. PHRASES my stars! informal, dated an expression of astonishment. reach for the stars have high or ambitious aims. see stars see flashes of light, esp. as a result of being hit on the head. someone's star is rising see rise. stars in one's eyes used to describe someone who is idealistically hopeful or enthusiastic about their future: a singer selected from hundreds of applicants with stars in their eyes. DERIVATIVES star less adjective, star like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English steorra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ster, German Stern, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stella and Greek astēr.

star anise

star an ise |stɑr ˈænəs | ▶noun 1 a small star-shaped fruit with one seed in each arm. It has an aniseed flavor and is used unripe as a spice in Asian cooking. 2 the small Chinese evergreen tree from which this spice is obtained. Also called Chinese anise. [Illicium verum, family Illiciaceae. ]

star apple

star ap ple ▶noun an edible purple fruit with a star-shaped cross section. [This is produced by the evergreen tropical American tree Chrysophyllum cainito (family Sapotaceae ).]

Stara Zagora

Sta ra Za go ra |ˈstärə zəˈgôrə ˌstɑrə zəˈɡɔrə | a city in east central Bulgaria; pop. 140,710 (2008 ).

starboard

star board |ˈstärˌbôrd ˈstɑːrbərd | ▶noun the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the right when one is facing forward. The opposite of port 3. ▶verb [ with obj. ] turn (a ship or its helm ) to starboard. ORIGIN Old English stēorbord ‘rudder side ’ (see steer 1, board ), because early Teutonic sailing vessels were steered with a paddle over the right side.

starboard watch

star board watch ▶noun see watch ( sense 2 of the noun ).

starburst

star burst |ˈstärˌbərst ˈstɑrˌbərst | ▶noun a pattern of lines or rays radiating from a central object or source of light: [ as modifier ] : a starburst pattern. • an explosion producing such an effect. • a camera lens attachment that produces a pattern of rays around the image of a source of light. • a period of intense activity in a galaxy involving the formation of stars.

starch

starch |stärCH stɑrtʃ | ▶noun 1 an odorless tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. It is a polysaccharide that functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet. • food containing this substance. 2 powder or spray made from this substance and used before ironing to stiffen fabric or clothing. 3 stiffness of manner or character: the starch in her voice. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 stiffen (fabric or clothing ) with starch: (as adj. starched ) : his immaculately starched shirt. 2 informal (of a boxer ) defeat (an opponent ) by a knockout: Domenge starched Geddami in the first. PHRASES take the starch out of someone deflate or humiliate someone. DERIVATIVES starch er noun ORIGIN Old English (recorded only in the past participle sterced ‘stiffened ’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterken, German stärken ‘strengthen, ’ also to stark .

Star Chamber

Star Cham ber an English court of civil and criminal jurisdiction that developed in the late 15th century, trying esp. those cases affecting the interests of the Crown. It was noted for its arbitrary and oppressive judgments and was abolished in 1641.

starch-reduced

starch-reduced ▶adjective (of food ) containing less than the normal proportion of starch.

starchy

starch y |ˈstärCHē ˈstɑrtʃi | ▶adjective ( starchier, starchiest ) 1 (of food or diet ) containing a relatively high amount of starch. 2 (of clothing ) stiff with starch. • informal very stiff, formal, or prim in manner or character: the manager is usually a bit starchy. DERIVATIVES starch i ly |-CHəlē |adverb, starch i ness noun

Starck, Philippe

Starck, Philippe |stɑːk | (b.1949 ), French interior designer, noted for his stylish household objects and furniture.

star cloud

star cloud ▶noun a region where stars appear to be especially numerous and close together.

star-crossed

star-crossed |ˈstɑr ˌkrɔst | ▶adjective literary (of a person or a plan ) thwarted by bad luck.

stardom

star dom |ˈstärdəm ˈstɑrdəm | ▶noun the state or status of being a famous or exceptionally talented performer in the world of entertainment or sports.

stardust

star dust |ˈstärˌdəst ˈstɑrˌdəst | ▶noun (esp. in the context of success in the world of entertainment or sports ) a magical or charismatic quality or feeling: a gang of Hollywood stars anointing us with sparkling stardust.

stare

stare |ste (ə )r stɛ (ə )r | ▶verb [ no obj. ] look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open: he stared at her in amazement | Robin sat staring into space, her mind numb. • (of a person's eyes ) be wide open, with a fixed or vacant expression: her gray eyes stared back at him. • (of a thing ) be unpleasantly prominent or striking: the obituaries stared out at us. ▶noun a long fixed or vacant look: she gave him a cold stare. PHRASES be staring something in the face be on the verge of something inevitable or inescapable: our team was staring defeat in the face. stare someone in the eye (or face ) look fixedly or boldly at someone. stare someone in the face be glaringly apparent or obvious: the answer had been staring him in the face. PHRASAL VERBS stare someone down look fixedly at someone until they feel forced to lower their eyes or turn away. DERIVATIVES star er noun ORIGIN Old English starian, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be rigid. ’

stare decisis

sta re de ci sis |ˈste (ə )rē diˈsīsis ˌstɛri dəˈsaɪsɪs | ▶noun Law the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘stand by things decided. ’

starfish

star fish |ˈstärˌfiSH ˈstɑrˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or starfishes ) a marine echinoderm with five or more radiating arms. The undersides of the arms bear tube feet for locomotion and, in predatory species, for opening the shells of mollusks. [Class Asteroidea. ]

starflower

star flow er |ˈstärˌflou (-ə )r ˈstɑrflaʊər | ▶noun a plant with starlike flowers, in particular: [● a small North American woodland plant (Trientalis borealis, family Primulaceae ). ● a star-of-Bethlehem. ]

star fruit

star fruit (also starfruit ) ▶noun another term for carambola.

stargazer

star gaz er |ˈstärˌgāzər ˈstɑrˌɡeɪzər | ▶noun 1 informal an astronomer or astrologer. • a daydreamer. 2 a fish of warm seas that normally lies buried in the sand with only its eyes, which are on top of the head, protruding. [● a widely distributed fish that has electric organs (family Uranoscopidae: several genera ). ● ( sand stargazer ) a western Atlantic fish (family Dactyloscopidae: several genera ).] DERIVATIVES star gaze verb

stargazy pie

stargazy pie |ˈstɑːgeɪzi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of fish pie traditionally made in Cornwall, with the heads of the fish appearing through the crust.

Stargell, Willie

Star gell, Willie |ˈstärjəl ˈstɑrʤəl | (1940 –2001 ), US baseball player; full name Wilver Dornell Stargell. With the Pittsburgh Pirates 1962 –82, he was noted for his hitting ability. Baseball Hall of Fame (1988 ).

stark

stark |stärk stɑrk | ▶adjective 1 severe or bare in appearance or outline: the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky. • unpleasantly or sharply clear; impossible to avoid: his position on civil rights is in stark contrast to that of his liberal opponent | the stark reality of life for deprived minorities. 2 [ attrib. ] complete; sheer: he came running back in stark terror. • rare completely naked. 3 archaic or literary stiff, rigid, or incapable of movement: a human body lying stiff and stark by the stream. • physically strong or powerful: the dragoons were stark fellows. PHRASES stark naked completely naked. stark raving mad informal completely crazy. DERIVATIVES stark ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : the reality is starkly different, stark ness noun ORIGIN Old English stearc ‘unyielding, severe, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterk and German stark ‘strong. ’

Stark effect

Stark ef fect |stärk ˈstɑrk əˌfɛkt | ▶noun Physics the splitting of a spectrum line into several components by the application of an electric field. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Johannes Stark (1874 –1957 ), German physicist.

starkers

stark ers |ˈstärkərz ˈstɑrkərz | ▶adjective [ predic. ] informal, chiefly Brit. 1 completely naked: they ran starkers across the stage! 2 mad; crazy: his lifestyle would drive me starkers .

Starkville

Stark ville |ˈstärkˌvil, -vəl ˈstɑrkvɪl | a city in east central Mississippi; pop. 24,187 (est. 2008 ).

starlet

star let |ˈstärlit ˈstɑrlət | ▶noun informal a young actress with aspirations to become a star: a Hollywood starlet.

starlight

star light |ˈstärˌlīt ˈstɑrˌlaɪt | ▶noun the light that comes from the stars.

starling

star ling 1 |ˈstärliNG ˈstɑrlɪŋ | ▶noun a gregarious Old World songbird with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly colored. [Family Sturnidae (the starling family ): many genera and numerous species, in particular the speckled common (or European ) starling (Sturnus vulgaris ), widely introduced elsewhere. The starling family also includes the mynahs, grackles, and (usually ) the oxpeckers. ] ORIGIN Old English stærlinc, from stær ‘starling ’ (of Germanic origin ) + -ling .

starling

star ling 2 |ˈstɑrlɪŋ ˈstärliNG | ▶noun a wooden pile erected with others around or just upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from the current or floating objects. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: perhaps a corruption of dialect staddling ‘staddle. ’

Starling, Ernest Henry

Star ling, Ernest Henry |ˈstärliNG ˈstɑrlɪŋ | (1866 –1927 ), English physiologist and founder of the science of endocrinology. He demonstrated the existence of peristalsis and coined the term hormone for the substance secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the secretion of digestive juices.

starlit

star lit |ˈstärˌlit ˈstɑrˌlɪt | ▶adjective lit or made brighter by stars: a clear starlit night.

star network

star net work |stɑr ˈnɛtˌwərk | ▶noun another term for star ( sense 2 of the noun ).

star-nosed mole

star-nosed mole ▶noun a mole with a number of fleshy radiating tentacles around its nostrils, native to northeastern North America. [Condylura cristata, family Talpidae. ]

Star of Bethlehem

Star of Beth le hem ▶noun a resplendent star that is said to have guided the Magi to the birthplace of the infant Jesus.

star-of-Bethlehem

star-of-Beth le hem ▶noun a plant of the lily family with star-shaped flowers that typically have green stripes on the outer surface, native to the temperate regions of the Old World. [Genera Ornithogalum and Gagea, family Liliaceae: several species, including the white-flowered O. umbellatum and the yellow-flowered G. luteum. ]

Star of David

Star of Da vid |stɑr əv | ▶noun a six-pointed figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles, used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol. Also called Magen David.

Starr, Bart

Starr, Bart |stär stɑr | (1934 –), US football player; full name Bryan Bartlett Starr. A quarterback with the Green Bay Packers 1956 –71, he led them to five NFL championships and to Super Bowl wins in 1967 and 1968. Football Hall of Fame (1977 ).

Starr, Ringo

Starr, Ringo |stɑr stär | (1940 –), English rock and pop drummer; born Richard Starkey. He was the drummer for the Beatles, and occasionally a singer. After the band split up in 1970, he pursued a solo career as a musician, singer, and actor.

starrer

star |rer ▶noun informal a film which provides a starring role for a particular actor or actress: the Julia Roberts starrer seized pole position in Italy.

star route

star route ▶noun a postal delivery route served by a private contractor. ORIGIN from the use of a star or asterisk to mark the routes in postal records.

star ruby

star ru by ▶noun a cabochon ruby reflecting an opalescent starlike image owing to its regular internal structure.

starry

star ry |ˈstärē ˈstɑri | ▶adjective ( starrier, starriest ) full of or lit by stars: a starry sky. • resembling a star in brightness or shape: tiny white starry flowers. DERIVATIVES star ri ness noun

starry-eyed

star ry-eyed |ˈstɑri ˈˌaɪd | ▶adjective naively enthusiastic or idealistic; failing to recognize the practical realities of a situation.

Stars and Bars

Stars and Bars ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] historical the flag of the Confederate States of America. It had a horizontal white stripe between two red stripes, and in the upper left corner was a blue field with a circle of seven white stars, one for each of the original seven seceded states.

Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes |ˈˌstɑrz ən ˈstraɪps | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the national flag of the US. It has 13 horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, which represent the original Thirteen Colonies. In the upper left corner is a field of blue with 50 white stars, which represent the 50 states.

star sapphire

star sap phire ▶noun a cabochon sapphire that reflects a starlike image resulting from its regular internal structure.

star shell

star shell ▶noun an explosive projectile designed to burst in the air and light up an enemy's position.

starship

star ship |ˈstärˌSHip ˈstɑrˌʃɪp | ▶noun (in science fiction ) a large manned spaceship used for interstellar travel.

star sign

star sign ▶noun a sign of the zodiac.

star-spangled

star-span gled ▶adjective literary covered, glittering, or decorated with stars: the star-spangled horizon. • glitteringly successful: a star-spangled career. • used humorously with reference to the US national flag and a perceived American identity: star-spangled decency.

Star-Spangled Banner

Star-Span gled Ban ner |stɑr ˈspæŋɡəld ˈbænər | the US national anthem, officially adopted in 1931. The words were written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key as a poem originally titled “Defence of Fort M'Henry ” and were later put to a tune adapted from a popular English drinking song, “To Anacreon in Heaven. ”

star stream

star stream ▶noun Astronomy a systematic drift of stars in the same general direction within a galaxy.

star-struck

star-struck |ˈstɑr ˌstrək | ▶adjective fascinated or greatly impressed by famous people, esp. those connected with the entertainment industry: I was a star-struck teenager.

star-studded

star-stud ded |ˈstɑr ˌstədəd | ▶adjective 1 (of the night sky ) filled with stars. 2 informal featuring a number of famous people, esp. actors or sports players: a star-studded cast.

star system

star sys tem ▶noun 1 a large number of stars with a perceptible structure; a galaxy. 2 the practice of promoting or otherwise favoring individuals who have become famous and popular, in particular in the motion-picture industry.

START

START |stärt stɑrt | ▶abbreviation Strategic Arms Reduction Talks.

start

start |stärt stɑrt | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] come into being; begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space: the season starts in September | we ate before the show started | below Roaring Springs the real desert starts. • [ with infinitive or present participle ] embark on a continuing action or a new venture: I started to chat to him | we plan to start building in the fall. • use a particular point, action, or circumstance as an opening for a course of action: the teacher can start by capitalizing on children's curiosity | I shall start with the case you mention first. • begin to move or travel: we started out into the snow | he started for the door. • [ with obj. ] begin to attend (an educational establishment ) or engage in (an occupation, esp. a profession ): she will start school today | he started work at a travel agency. • begin one's working life: he started as a typesetter | she started off as a general practitioner. • [ with obj. ] begin to live through (a period distinguished by a specified characteristic ): they started their married life. • cost at least a specified amount: fees start at around $300. 2 [ with obj. ] cause (an event or process ) to happen: two men started the blaze that caused the explosion | those women started all the trouble. • bring (a project or an institution ) into being; cause to take effect or begin to work or operate: I'm starting a campaign to get the law changed. • cause (a machine ) to begin to work: we had trouble starting the car | he starts up his van. • [ no obj. ] (of a machine or device ) begin operating or being used: the noise of a tractor starting up | there was a moment of silence before the organ started. • cause or enable (someone or something ) to begin doing or pursuing something: his father started him off in business | what he said started me thinking. • give a signal to (competitors ) to start in a race. 3 [ no obj. ] give a small jump or make a sudden jerking movement from surprise or alarm: “Oh my! ” she said, starting. • literary move or appear suddenly: she had seen Meg start suddenly from a thicket. • (of eyes ) bulge so as to appear to burst out of their sockets: his eyes started out of his head like a hare's. • be displaced or displace by pressure or shrinkage: the mortar in the joints had started. • [ with obj. ] rouse (game ) from its lair. ▶noun [ in sing. ] 1 the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning of something: he takes over as chief executive at the start of next year | the event was a shambles from start to finish | his bicycle was found close to the start of a forest trail. • the point or moment at which a race begins. • an act of beginning to do or deal with something: I can make a start on cleaning up | an early start enabled us to avoid the traffic. • used to indicate that a useful initial contribution has been made but that more remains to be done: if he would tell her who had put him up to it, it would be a start. • a person's position or circumstances at the beginning of their life, esp. a position of advantage: she's anxious to give her baby the best start in life . • an advantage consisting in having set out in a race or on journey earlier than one's rivals or opponents: he would have a ninety-minute start on them. 2 a sudden movement of surprise or alarm: she awoke with a start | the woman gave a nervous start . PHRASES don't start (or don't you start ) informal used to tell someone not to grumble or criticize: don't start —I do my fair share. for a start informal used to introduce or emphasize the first or most important of a number of considerations: this side is at an advantage —for a start, there are more of them. get the start of dated gain an advantage over. start a family conceive one's first child. start something informal cause trouble. to start with at the beginning of a series of events or period of time: she wasn't very keen on the idea to start with. • as the first thing to be taken into account: to start with, I was feeling down. PHRASAL VERBS start again chiefly Brit. another way of saying start over. start in informal begin doing something, esp. talking: people groan when she starts in about her acting ambitions. • (start in on ) begin to do or deal with: you vacuum the stairs and I'll start in on the laundry. • (start in on ) attack verbally; begin to criticize: before you start in on me, let me explain. start off (or start someone /something off ) begin (or cause someone or something to begin ) working, operating, or dealing with something: treatment should start off with attention to diet | what started you off on this search? • (start off ) begin a meal: she started off with soup. start on 1 begin to work on or deal with: I'm starting on a new book. 2 informal begin to talk to someone, esp. in a critical or hostile way: she started on about my not having nice furniture. start out (or up ) embark on a venture or undertaking, esp. a commercial one: the company will start out with a hundred employees. start over make a new beginning: could you face going back to school and starting over? ORIGIN Old English styrtan ‘to caper, leap, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch storten ‘push ’ and German stürzen ‘fall headlong, fling. ’ From the sense ‘sudden movement ’ arose the sense ‘initiation of movement, setting out on a journey ’ and hence ‘beginning (of a process, etc ).’

starter

start er |ˈstärtər ˈstɑrdər | ▶noun 1 [ with adj. ] a person or thing that starts in a specified way: he was a late starter in photography | I'm just a slow starter . • a person who gives the signal for the start of a race. • [ with adj. ] a horse, competitor, or player taking part in a race or game at the start: the trainer has confirmed Cool Ground as a definite starter. • Baseball the pitcher who starts the game. • Baseball a pitcher who normally starts games, and seldom is used as a relief pitcher. • a topic, question, or other item with which to start a group discussion or course of study: material to act as a starter for discussion. 2 an automatic device for starting a machine, esp. the engine of a vehicle. 3 chiefly Brit. the first course of a meal; an appetizer. 4 (also starter culture ) a bacterial culture used to initiate souring in making yogurt, cheese, or butter. • a preparation of chemicals to initiate the breakdown of vegetable matter in making compost. PHRASES for starters informal first of all; to start with.

starter home

start er home ▶noun a relatively small, economical house or condominium that meets the requirements of young people buying their first home.

starter kit

start er kit (also starter set or starter pack ) ▶noun a set of articles or equipment providing the essential items and instructions for taking up a particular activity or process for the first time.

starter marriage

start er mar riage ▶noun informal a short-lived first marriage between young people that produces no offspring.

starting block

start ing block ▶noun (usu. starting blocks ) a shaped rigid block for bracing the feet of a runner at the start of a race.

starting gate

start ing gate |ˈstɑrdɪŋ ˌɡeɪt | ▶noun (usu. the starting gate ) a restraining structure incorporating a barrier that is raised at the start of a race, typically in horse racing and skiing, to ensure a simultaneous start.

starting handle

start |ing han ¦dle ▶noun chiefly historical a crank for starting the engine of a car.

starting pistol

start ing pis tol |stɑrdɪŋ ˈpɪstl | ▶noun a pistol used to give the signal for the start of a race.

starting point

start |ing point ▶noun a place that marks the beginning of a journey. • a basis for or introduction to study, discussion, or further development.

starting post

start |ing post ▶noun a post or other marker indicating the place at which a race is to start.

starting price

start |ing price ▶noun the final odds at the start of a horse race.

starting salary

start |ing sal ¦ary ▶noun the salary paid to an employee taking up a new post.

startle

star tle |ˈstärtl ˈstɑrdl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (a person or animal ) to feel sudden shock or alarm: a sudden sound in the doorway startled her | [ with infinitive ] : he was startled to see a column of smoke. DERIVATIVES star tler noun ORIGIN Old English steartlian ‘kick, struggle, ’ from the base of start. The early sense gave rise to ‘move quickly, caper ’ (typically said of cattle ), whence ‘(cause to ) react with fear ’ (late 16th cent ).

startling

star tling |ˈstärtl -iNG ˈstɑrdlɪŋ | ▶adjective very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable: he bore a startling likeness to their father | she had startling blue eyes. DERIVATIVES star tling ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a startlingly good memory

Start Point

Start Point a headland on the south coast of Devon, to the south-west of Torquay.

start-up

start-up |ˈstɑr ˌdəp |(also startup |ˈstärtˌəp |) ▶noun the action or process of setting something in motion: the start-up of marketing in Europe | [ as modifier ] : start-up costs. • a newly established business: problems facing start-ups and small firms in rural areas.

star turn

star turn |ˈstɑr ˌtərn | ▶noun the person or act that gives the most heralded or impressive performance in a program.

starvation

star va tion |stärˈvāSHən stɑːrˈveɪʃn | ▶noun suffering or death caused by hunger: thousands died of starvation.

starvation wages

star |va ¦tion wages ▶plural noun wages which are below the level necessary for subsistence.

starve

starve |stärv stɑrv | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (of a person or animal ) suffer severely or die from hunger: she left her animals to starve | seven million starved to death | (as adj. starving ) : the world's starving children. • [ with obj. ] cause (a person or animal ) to suffer severely or die from hunger: for a while she had considered starving herself. • (be starving or starved ) informal feel very hungry: I don't know about you, but I'm starving. • (starve someone out or into ) force someone out of a place or into a specified state by stopping supplies of food: the Royalists were starved out after eleven days | German U-boats hoping to starve Britain into submission. • [ with obj. ] (usu. be starved of or for ) deprive of something necessary: the arts are being starved of funds. 2 archaic be freezing cold: pull down that window for we are perfectly starving here. ORIGIN Old English steorfan ‘to die, ’ of Germanic origin, probably from a base meaning ‘be rigid ’ (compare with stare ); related to Dutch sterven and German sterben .

starveling

starve ling |ˈstärvliNG ˈstɑrvlɪŋ | archaic ▶noun an undernourished or emaciated person or animal. ▶adjective (of a person or animal ) lacking enough food; emaciated: a starveling child.

starwort

star wort |ˈstärwərt, -ˌwôrt ˈstɑrwərt | ▶noun any of a number of plants with starlike flowers or leaves. [Stellaria (family Caryophyllaceae ), Callitriche (family Callitrichaceae ), and other genera: several species, including the lesser stitchwort (S. graminea ).]

Oxford Dictionary

star

star |stɑː | ▶noun 1 a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun. True stars were formerly known as the fixed stars, to distinguish them from the planets or wandering stars. They are gaseous spheres consisting primarily of hydrogen and helium, there being an equilibrium between the compressional force of gravity and the outward pressure of radiation resulting from internal thermonuclear fusion reactions. Some six thousand stars are visible to the naked eye, but there are actually more than a hundred thousand million in our own Galaxy, while billions of other galaxies are known. 2 a conventional or stylized representation of a star, typically having five or more points: the walls were painted with silver moons and stars. • a star-shaped symbol used to indicate a category of excellence: the hotel has three stars | [ as modifier ] : MPs suggested giving ferries star ratings. • an asterisk. • a white patch on the forehead of a horse or other animal. • (also star connection ) [ usu. as modifier ] a Y-shaped arrangement of three-phase electrical windings. • (also star network ) [ usu. as modifier ] a data or communication network in which all nodes are independently connected to one central unit. 3 a very famous or talented entertainer or sports player: a pop star | [ as modifier ] : she got star treatment. • an outstandingly successful person or thing in a group: he's a rising star in the party | [ as modifier ] : Elinor was a star pupil. 4 Astrology a planet, constellation, or configuration regarded as influencing a person's fortunes or personality: his golf destiny was written in the stars. • (stars ) informal a horoscope published in a newspaper or magazine: what do my stars say? 5 used in names of starfishes and similar echinoderms with five or more radiating arms, e.g. cushion star, brittlestar. ▶verb ( stars, starring, starred ) [ with obj. ] 1 (of a film, play, or other show ) have (someone ) as a principal performer: a film starring Liza Minnelli. • [ no obj. ] (of a performer ) have a principal role in a film, play, or other show: McQueen had starred in such epics as The Magnificent Seven | (as adj. starring ) : his first starring role. • [ no obj. ] perform exceptionally in a game or other event: Beckham starred in the win over Leeds. 2 decorate or cover with star-shaped marks or objects: thick grass starred with flowers. • mark (something ) for special notice or recommendation with an asterisk or other star-shaped symbol: the activities listed below are starred according to their fitness ratings | (as adj., in combination -starred ) : Michelin-starred restaurants. PHRASES have stars in one's eyes be idealistically hopeful about one's future: a singer selected from hundreds of applicants with stars in their eyes. my stars! informal, dated an expression of astonishment. reach for the stars have high or ambitious aims. see stars seem to see flashes of light, especially as a result of being hit on the head. you're a star! informal used to praise someone's efforts, especially by way of thanks. DERIVATIVES starless adjective, starlike adjective ORIGIN Old English steorra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ster, German Stern, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stella and Greek astēr.

star anise

star anise ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a small star-shaped fruit with one seed in each arm. It has an aniseed flavour and is used unripe in Asian cookery. 2 the small Chinese evergreen tree from which star anise is obtained. ●Illicium verum, family Illiciaceae.

star apple

star apple ▶noun an edible purple fruit with a star-shaped cross section. ●This is produced by the evergreen tropical American tree Chrysophyllum cainito (family Sapotaceae ).

Stara Zagora

Stara Zagora |ˌstɑːrə zəˈgɔːrə | a city in east central Bulgaria; pop. 140,710 (2008 ). It was held by the Turks from 1370 until 1877, when it was destroyed by them during the Russo-Turkish War. It has since been rebuilt as a modern planned city.

starboard

starboard |ˈstɑːbɔːd, -bəd | ▶noun the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the right when one is facing forward. The opposite of port 3. ▶verb [ with obj. ] turn (a ship or its helm ) to starboard. ORIGIN Old English stēorbord ‘rudder side ’ (see steer 1, board ), because early Teutonic sailing vessels were steered with a paddle over the right side.

starboard watch

star |board watch ▶noun see watch ( sense 2 of the noun ).

starburst

star |burst |ˈstɑːbəːst | ▶noun 1 a pattern of lines or rays radiating from a central object or source of light: [ as modifier ] : a starburst pattern. • a camera lens attachment that produces a pattern of rays around the image of a source of light. 2 a period of intense activity in a galaxy involving the formation of stars.

starch

starch |stɑːtʃ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 an odourless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. It is a polysaccharide which functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet. • food containing starch. 2 powder or spray made from starch and used before ironing to stiffen fabric or clothing. 3 stiffness of manner or character: the starch in her voice. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 stiffen (fabric or clothing ) with starch: (as adj. starched ) : his immaculately starched shirt. 2 N. Amer. informal (of a boxer ) defeat (an opponent ) by a knockout. PHRASES take the starch out of US deflate or humiliate (someone ).DERIVATIVES starcher noun ORIGIN Old English (recorded only in the past participle sterced ‘stiffened ’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterken, German stärken ‘strengthen ’, also to stark .

Star Chamber

Star Chamber an English court of civil and criminal jurisdiction that developed in the late 15th century, trying especially those cases affecting the interests of the Crown. It was noted for its arbitrary and oppressive judgements and was abolished in 1641.

starch-reduced

starch-reduced ▶adjective (of food ) containing less than the normal proportion of starch.

starchy

starchy |ˈstɑːtʃi | ▶adjective ( starchier, starchiest ) 1 (of food or diet ) containing a lot of starch. 2 (of clothing ) stiff with starch. 3 informal very stiff, formal, or prim in manner or character: the manager is usually a bit starchy. DERIVATIVES starchily adverb, starchiness noun

Starck, Philippe

Starck, Philippe |stɑːk | (b.1949 ), French interior designer, noted for his stylish household objects and furniture.

star cloud

star cloud ▶noun a region where stars appear to be especially numerous and close together.

star connection

star con |nec ¦tion ▶noun see star ( sense 2 of the noun ). DERIVATIVES star-connected adjective

star-crossed

star-crossed ▶adjective literary thwarted by bad luck: star-crossed lovers. ORIGIN first used by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet (1597 ).

stardom

star |dom |ˈstɑːdəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state or status of being a very famous or talented entertainer or sports player.

stardust

star |dust |ˈstɑːdʌst | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a magical or charismatic quality or feeling: he slipped past four defenders as though stardust had been sprinkled in his boots.

stare

stare |stɛː | ▶verb [ no obj. ] look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open: he stared at her in amazement | Robyn sat staring into space, her mind numb. • (of a person's eyes ) be wide open, with a fixed or vacant expression: her grey eyes stared back at him. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] be unpleasantly prominent or striking: the obituaries stared out at us. ▶noun a long fixed or vacant look: she gave him a cold stare. PHRASES be staring one in the face be glaringly apparent or obvious: the answer had been staring him in the face. be staring something in the face be on the verge of defeat, death, or another unpleasant fate: Everton were staring defeat in the face. stare someone in the eye (or face ) look fixedly or boldly at someone: I stared him straight in the eye but he didn't recognize me. PHRASAL VERBS stare someone out (or down ) look fixedly at someone until they feel forced to look away: Vi hissed, meeting his gaze, preparing to stare him out. DERIVATIVES starer noun ORIGIN Old English starian, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘be rigid ’.

stare decisis

stare decisis |ˌstɛːrɪ dɪˈsʌɪzɪs, ˌstɑːreɪ dɪˈsiːsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘stand by things decided ’.

starfish

star |fish |ˈstɑːfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or starfishes ) a marine echinoderm (invertebrate ) with five or more radiating arms. The undersides of the arms bear tube feet for locomotion and, in predatory species, for opening the shells of molluscs. ●Class Asteroidea.

starflower

star |flower ▶noun a plant with starlike flowers, in particular: ● a small North American woodland plant (Trientalis borealis, family Primulaceae ). ● a star of Bethlehem.

star fruit

star |fruit |ˈstɑː fruːt | ▶noun 1 another term for carambola. 2 a small European plant with tiny white flowers and six-pointed star-shaped fruit, found in or close to shallow fresh water. ●Damasonium alisma, family Alismataceae.

stargazer

star |gazer |ˈstɑːgeɪzə | ▶noun 1 informal an astronomer or astrologer. 2 Austral. informal a horse that turns its head when galloping. 3 a fish of warm seas that normally lies buried in the sand with only its eyes, which are on top of the head, protruding: ● a widely distributed fish that has electric organs (family Uranoscopidae: several genera ). ● ( sand stargazer ) a western Atlantic fish (family Dactyloscopidae: several genera ). DERIVATIVES stargaze verb

stargazy pie

stargazy pie |ˈstɑːgeɪzi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of fish pie traditionally made in Cornwall, with the heads of the fish appearing through the crust.

Stargell, Willie

stark

stark |stɑːk | ▶adjective 1 severe or bare in appearance or outline: the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky. • unpleasantly or sharply clear: his position is in stark contrast to that of Curran | the stark reality of life for deprived minorities. 2 [ attrib. ] complete; sheer: he came running back in stark terror. • rare completely naked. 3 archaic or literary stiff, rigid, or incapable of movement: a human body lying stiff and stark by the stream. • physically strong or powerful: the dragoons were stark fellows. PHRASES stark naked completely naked. stark raving (or staring ) mad informal completely crazy. DERIVATIVES starkly adverb [ as submodifier ] : the reality is starkly different, starkness noun ORIGIN Old English stearc ‘unyielding, severe ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sterk and German stark ‘strong ’.

Stark effect

Stark ef ¦fect |stɑːk | ▶noun Physics the splitting of a spectrum line into several components by the application of an electric field. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Johannes Stark (1874 –1957 ), German physicist.

starkers

stark |ers |ˈstɑːkəz | ▶adjective [ predic. ] Brit. informal completely naked: he ran starkers across the pitch.

Starkville

Stark ville |ˈstärkˌvil, -vəl ˈstɑrkvɪl | a city in east central Mississippi; pop. 24,187 (est. 2008 ).

starlet

star |let |ˈstɑːlɪt | ▶noun 1 informal a young actress with aspirations to become a star: a Hollywood starlet. • a promising young sports player. 2 another term for cushion star.

starlight

star |light |ˈstɑːlʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the light that comes from the stars.

starling

starling 1 |ˈstɑːlɪŋ | ▶noun a gregarious Old World songbird with a straight bill, typically with dark lustrous or iridescent plumage but sometimes brightly coloured. ●Family Sturnidae (the starling family ): many genera and numerous species, in particular the speckled common (or European ) starling (Sturnus vulgaris ), widely introduced elsewhere. The starling family also includes the mynahs, grackles, and (usually ) the oxpeckers. ORIGIN Old English stærlinc, from stær ‘starling ’ (of Germanic origin ) + -ling .

starling

starling 2 |ˈstɑːlɪŋ | ▶noun a wooden pile erected with others around or just upstream of a bridge or pier to protect it from the current or floating objects. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: perhaps a corruption of dialect staddling ‘staddle ’.

Starling, Ernest Henry

Starling, Ernest Henry |ˈstɑːlɪŋ | (1866 –1927 ), English physiologist and founder of the science of endocrinology. He demonstrated the existence of peristalsis, and coined the term hormone for the substance secreted by the pancreas which stimulates the secretion of digestive juices.

starlit

star |lit |ˈstɑːlɪt | ▶adjective lit or made brighter by stars: a clear starlit night.

star network

star net |work ▶noun see star ( sense 2 of the noun ).

star-nosed mole

star-nosed mole ▶noun a mole with a number of fleshy radiating tentacles around its nostrils, native to north-eastern North America. ●Condylura cristata, family Talpidae.

star of Bethlehem

star of Beth |le ¦hem |ˈbɛθlɪhɛm | ▶noun a plant of the lily family with star-shaped flowers which typically have green stripes on the outer surface, found in temperate regions of the Old World. ●Genera Ornithogalum and Gagea, family Liliaceae: several species, including the white-flowered O. umbellatum and the yellow-flowered G. luteum.

Star of Bethlehem

Star of Beth le hem ▶noun a resplendent star that is said to have guided the Magi to the birthplace of the infant Jesus.

Star of David

Star of David ▶noun a six-pointed figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles, used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol.

Starr, Bart

Starr, Ringo

Starr |stɑː | (b.1940 ), English rock and pop drummer; born Richard Starkey. He replaced Pete Best in the Beatles in 1962.

starrer

star |rer ▶noun informal a film which provides a starring role for a particular actor or actress: the Julia Roberts starrer seized pole position in Italy.

star route

star route ▶noun US a postal delivery route served by a private contractor.

star ruby

star ruby ▶noun a cabochon ruby reflecting an opalescent starlike image owing to its regular internal structure.

starry

starry |ˈstɑːri | ▶adjective ( starrier, starriest ) 1 full of or lit by stars: a starry sky. • resembling a star in brightness or shape: tiny white starry flowers. 2 informal relating to stars in the world of entertainment: the series had the benefit of a starry cast. DERIVATIVES starrily adverb, starriness noun

starry-eyed

starry-eyed ▶adjective naively enthusiastic or idealistic: starry-eyed romantics.

Stars and Bars

Stars and Bars ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] historical the flag of the Confederate States of America.

Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the national flag of the US.

star sapphire

star sap |phire ▶noun a cabochon sapphire that reflects a starlike image resulting from its regular internal structure.

star shell

star shell ▶noun an explosive projectile designed to burst in the air and light up an enemy's position.

starship

star |ship |ˈstɑːʃɪp | ▶noun (in science fiction ) a large manned spaceship used for interstellar travel.

star sign

star sign ▶noun a sign of the zodiac.

star-spangled

star-spangled ▶adjective literary covered, glittering, or decorated with stars: the star-spangled horizon. • impressively successful: a star-spangled career. • used humorously with reference to the American national flag and a perceived American identity: star-spangled decency.

Star-spangled Banner

Star-spangled Banner a song written in 1814 with words composed by Francis Scott Key (1779 –1843 ) and a tune adapted from that of a popular English drinking song, To Anacreon in Heaven. It was officially adopted as the US national anthem in 1931.

star stream

star stream ▶noun Astronomy a systematic drift of stars in the same general direction within a galaxy.

star-struck

star-struck ▶adjective fascinated or greatly impressed by famous people, especially those connected with the cinema or the theatre: I was a star-struck cinema-goer.

star-studded

star-studded ▶adjective 1 (of the night sky ) filled with stars. 2 informal featuring a number of famous people, especially actors or sports players: a star-studded cast.

star system

star sys ¦tem ▶noun a large number of stars with a perceptible structure; a galaxy.

START

START |stɑːt | ▶abbreviation Strategic Arms Reduction Talks.

start

start |stɑːt | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space; come into being: the season starts in September | we ate before the film started | below Roaring Springs the real desert starts. • embark on a continuing action or a new venture: I'm starting on a new book | [ with infinitive or present participle ] : I started to chat to him | we plan to start building in the autumn. • use a particular point, action, or circumstance as an opening for a course of action: the teacher can start by capitalizing on children's curiosity | I shall start with the case you mention first. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] begin to move or travel: we started out into the snow | he started for the door. • [ with obj. ] begin to engage in (an occupation ), live through (a period ), or attend (an educational establishment ): she will start school today | he started work at a travel agent | they started their married life. • begin one's working life: he started as a mess orderly | he started off as doctor in the house. • cost at least a specified amount: fees start at £300. 2 [ with obj. ] cause to happen or begin: two men started the blaze | those women started all the trouble | I'm starting a campaign to get the law changed. • cause (a machine ) to begin to work: we had trouble starting the car | he starts up his van. • [ no obj. ] (of a machine ) begin operating or being used: the noise of a lorry starting up | there was a moment of silence before the organ started. • cause or enable to begin doing something: his father started him off in business | [ with obj. and present participle ] : what he said started me thinking. • give a signal to (competitors ) to start in a race. 3 [ no obj. ] jerk or give a small jump from surprise or alarm: ‘Oh my! ’ she said, starting. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] literary move or appear suddenly: she had seen Meg start suddenly from a thicket. • (of eyes ) bulge so as to appear to burst out of their sockets: his eyes started out of his head like a hare's. • be displaced or displace by pressure or shrinkage: [ no obj. ] : the mortar in the joints had started. • [ with obj. ] rouse (game ) from its lair. ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] 1 the point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning: he takes over as chief executive at the start of next year | the event was a shambles from start to finish | his bicycle was found close to the start of a forest trail. • the point or moment at which a race begins. • an act of beginning to do or deal with something: I can make a start on cleaning up | an early start enabled us to avoid the traffic. • used to indicate that a useful initial contribution has been made but that more remains to be done: if he would tell her who had put him up to it, it would be a start. • a person's position or circumstances at the beginning of their life: she's anxious to give her baby the best start in life . • an advantage consisting in having set out in a race or on a journey earlier than one's rivals: he had a ninety-minute start on them. 2 a sudden movement of surprise or alarm: she awoke with a start | the woman gave a nervous start . • dated a surprising occurrence: you hear of some rum starts there. PHRASES don't start (or don't you start ) informal used to tell someone not to grumble or criticize: don't start —I do my fair share. for a start informal used to introduce the first or most important of a number of considerations: this side are at an advantage —for a start, there are more of them. get the start of dated gain an advantage over. start a family conceive one's first child. start a hare see hare. start something informal cause trouble. to start with at first: she wasn't very keen on the idea to start with. • as the first thing to be taken into account: to start with, I was feeling down. PHRASAL VERBS start again chiefly Brit. abandon what one is doing and make a new beginning: while I was writing this essay my computer froze and I had to start again. start in informal begin doing something, especially talking: people groan when she starts in about her acting ambitions. • (start in on ) N. Amer. begin to do or deal with: she started in on her face. • (start in on ) N. Amer. attack verbally; begin to criticize. start off (or start someone /thing off ) begin (or cause someone or something to begin ) to operate or do something: treatment should start off with attention to diet | what started you off on this search? start on informal begin to criticize someone: she started on about my not having proper furniture. start over North American way of saying start again: could you face going back to school and starting over? start out (or up ) embark on a venture or undertaking, especially a commercial one: the company will start out with a hundred employees. ORIGIN Old English styrtan ‘to caper, leap ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch storten ‘push ’ and German stürzen ‘fall headlong, fling ’. From the sense ‘sudden movement ’ arose the sense ‘initiation of movement, setting out on a journey ’ and hence ‘beginning of a process, etc. ’.

starter

start ¦er |ˈstɑːtə | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that starts in a specified way: I'm just a slow starter. • a person who gives the signal for the start of a race. • [ with adj. ] a horse, competitor, or player taking part in a race or game at the start: the trainer has confirmed Cool Ground as a definite starter. • Baseball the pitcher who starts the game. • a topic, question, or other item with which to start a group discussion or course of study: material to act as a starter for discussion. 2 an automatic device for starting a machine, especially the engine of a vehicle. • a railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or other location. 3 chiefly Brit. the first course of a meal. 4 informal a plan or idea that has a chance of succeeding and is therefore worthy of consideration: she began to think that she must move away, yet she knew that it was not even a starter. 5 (also starter culture ) a bacterial culture used to initiate souring in making yogurt, cheese, or butter. • a preparation of chemicals to initiate the breakdown of vegetable matter in making compost. PHRASES for starters informal first of all; to start with. under starter's orders (of horses, runners, or other competitors ) ready to start a race and just waiting for the signal.

starter home

start ¦er home ▶noun a compact house or flat specifically designed and built to meet the requirements of young people buying their first home.

starter kit

starter kit (also starter pack ) ▶noun a set of articles or equipment providing the items and instructions essential for someone taking up a particular activity or starting a process for the first time.

starter marriage

start er mar riage ▶noun informal a short-lived first marriage between young people that produces no offspring.

starting block

start |ing block ▶noun (usu. starting blocks ) a shaped rigid block for bracing the feet of a runner at the start of a race.

starting gate

start |ing gate ▶noun (usu. the starting gate ) a restraining structure incorporating a barrier that is raised at the start of a race, typically in horse racing and skiing, to ensure a simultaneous start.

starting handle

start |ing han ¦dle ▶noun chiefly historical a crank for starting the engine of a car.

starting pistol

start |ing pis ¦tol ▶noun a pistol used to give the signal for the start of a race.

starting point

start |ing point ▶noun a place that marks the beginning of a journey. • a basis for or introduction to study, discussion, or further development.

starting post

start |ing post ▶noun a post or other marker indicating the place at which a race is to start.

starting price

start |ing price ▶noun the final odds at the start of a horse race.

starting salary

start |ing sal ¦ary ▶noun the salary paid to an employee taking up a new post.

starting stall

start |ing stall ▶noun see stall ( sense 2 of the noun ).

startle

star ¦tle |ˈstɑːt (ə )l | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause to feel sudden shock or alarm: a sudden sound in the doorway startled her | [ with infinitive ] : he was startled to see a column of smoke | (as adj. startled ) : her startled eyes met his. DERIVATIVES startler noun ORIGIN Old English steartlian ‘kick, struggle ’, from the base of start. The early sense gave rise to ‘move quickly, caper ’ (typically said of cattle ), whence ‘cause to react with fear ’ (late 16th cent. ).

startling

start |ling |ˈstɑːtlɪŋ | ▶adjective very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable: he bore a startling likeness to their father | she had startling blue eyes. DERIVATIVES startlingly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a startlingly good memory

Start Point

Start Point a headland on the south coast of Devon, to the south-west of Torquay.

start-up

start-up ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or process of setting something in motion: the start-up of marketing in Europe | [ as modifier ] : start-up costs. • [ count noun ] a newly established business: problems facing start-ups and small firms in rural areas.

star turn

star turn ▶noun the person or act that gives the most heralded or impressive performance in a programme.

starvation

star |va ¦tion |stɑːˈveɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] suffering or death caused by lack of food: thousands died of starvation.

starvation wages

star |va ¦tion wages ▶plural noun wages which are below the level necessary for subsistence.

starve

starve |stɑːv | ▶verb 1 suffer or die or cause to suffer or die from hunger: [ no obj. ] : she left her animals to starve | seven million starved to death | (as adj. starving ) : the world's starving children | [ with obj. ] : for a while she had considered starving herself. • (be starving or starved ) informal feel very hungry: I don't know about you, but I'm starving. • [ with obj. ] (starve someone out or into ) force someone out of (a place ) or into (a specified state ) by starvation: the Royalists were starved out after eleven days | German U-boats hoping to starve Britain into submission. • [ with obj. ] (usu. be starved of or US for ) deprive of something necessary: the arts are being starved of funds. 2 [ no obj. ] archaic or dialect be freezing cold: pull down that window for we are perfectly starving here. ORIGIN Old English steorfan ‘to die ’, of Germanic origin, probably from a base meaning ‘be rigid ’ (compare with stare ); related to Dutch sterven and German sterben .

starveling

starveling |ˈstɑːvlɪŋ | archaic ▶noun an undernourished or emaciated person or animal. ▶adjective lacking enough food; emaciated: a starveling child.

Star Wars

Star Wars |ˈstɑːwɔːz | popular name for Strategic Defense Initiative. ORIGIN from the title of the popular science fiction film Star Wars (1977 ).

starwort

star |wort |ˈstɑːwəːt | ▶noun any of a number of plants with starlike flowers or leaves. ●Stellaria (family Caryophyllaceae ), Callitriche (family Callitrichaceae ), and other genera: several species, including the greater stitchwort.

American Oxford Thesaurus

star

star noun 1 the sky was full of stars: celestial body, heavenly body, sun; asteroid, planet. 2 the stars of the film: principal, leading lady /man, lead, female /male lead, hero, heroine. ANTONYMS extra, bit player. 3 a star of the world of chess: celebrity, superstar, big name, famous name, household name, someone, somebody, lion, leading light, VIP, personality, personage, luminary; informal celeb, big shot, megastar. ANTONYMS nobody. ▶adjective 1 a star pupil: brilliant, talented, gifted, able, exceptional, outstanding, bright, clever, masterly, consummate, precocious, prodigious. 2 the star attraction: top, leading, best, greatest, foremost, major, preeminent, champion. ANTONYMS poor, minor. WORD LINKS astral, sidereal, stellar relating to stars astronomy the science of stars, planets, and the universe Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

starchy

starchy adjective informal compared to her starchy parents, Jon's mom was a wild bohemian. See staid.

stare

stare verb she is staring out the window: gaze, gape, goggle, glare, ogle, peer; informal gawk, rubberneck.

stark

stark adjective 1 a stark silhouette: sharp, sharply defined, well-focused, crisp, distinct, obvious, evident, clear, clear-cut, graphic, striking. ANTONYMS fuzzy, indistinct. 2 a stark landscape: desolate, bare, barren, arid, vacant, empty, forsaken, godforsaken, bleak, somber, depressing, cheerless, joyless; literary drear. ANTONYMS pleasant. 3 a stark room: austere, severe, bleak, plain, simple, bare, unadorned, unembellished, undecorated. ANTONYMS ornate. 4 stark terror: sheer, utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, downright, out-and-out, outright; rank, thorough, consummate, unqualified, unmitigated, unalloyed. 5 the stark facts: blunt, bald, bare, simple, basic, plain, unvarnished, harsh, grim. ANTONYMS disguised. ▶adverb stark naked: completely, totally, utterly, absolutely, downright, dead, entirely, wholly, fully, quite, altogether, thoroughly, truly, one hundred percent.

start

start verb 1 the meeting starts at 7:45: begin, commence, get underway, go ahead, get going; informal kick off. ANTONYMS finish. 2 this was how her illness had started: arise, come into being, begin, commence, be born, come into existence, appear, arrive, come forth, establish oneself, emerge, erupt, burst out, originate, develop. ANTONYMS clear up, end. 3 she started her own charity: establish, set up, found, create, bring into being, institute, initiate, inaugurate, introduce, open, launch, float, kick-start, jump-start, get something off the ground, pioneer, organize, mastermind; informal kick something off. ANTONYMS end. 4 we had better start now if we want to finish the job: commence, make a start, begin, take the first step, make the first move, get going, go ahead, set things moving, start /get /set the ball rolling, buckle to /down, turn to; informal get moving, get cracking, get down to, get to it, get down to business, get the show on the road, take the plunge, kick off, get off one's backside, fire away. ANTONYMS stop, give up, procrastinate. 5 he started across the field: set off, set out, start out, set forth, begin one's journey, get on the road, depart, leave, get underway, make a start, sally forth, embark, sail; informal hit the road. ANTONYMS arrive, stay. 6 you can start the machine: activate, set in motion, switch on, start up, turn on, fire up; energize, actuate, set off, start off, set something going /moving. ANTONYMS stop, shut down, close down. 7 the machine started: begin working, start up, get going, spring into life. ANTONYMS stop. 8 “Oh my! ” she said, starting: flinch, jerk, jump, twitch, recoil, shy, shrink, blench, wince. ▶noun 1 the start of the event: beginning, commencement, inception. ANTONYMS end. 2 the start of her illness: onset, commencement, emergence, (first ) appearance, arrival, eruption, dawn, birth; informal square one. 3 a quarter of an hour's start: lead, head start, advantage. ANTONYMS handicap. 4 a start in life: advantageous beginning, flying start, helping hand, lift, assistance, support, encouragement, boost, kick-start; informal break, leg up. ANTONYMS handicap. 5 she awoke with a start: jerk, twitch, flinch, wince, spasm, convulsion, jump.

startle

startle verb naturally their screaming startled me: surprise, frighten, scare, alarm, give someone a shock /fright /jolt, make someone jump; perturb, unsettle, agitate, disturb, disconcert, disquiet; informal give someone a turn, make someone jump out of their skin, freak someone out. ANTONYMS put at ease.

startling

startling adjective startling news awaited him at Naples: surprising, astonishing, amazing, unexpected, unforeseen, staggering, shocking, stunning; extraordinary, remarkable, dramatic; disturbing, unsettling, perturbing, disconcerting, disquieting; frightening, alarming, scary. ANTONYMS predictable, ordinary.

starvation

starvation noun half of the people here face starvation: extreme hunger, lack of food, famine, undernourishment, malnourishment, fasting; deprivation of food; death from lack of food.

starving

starving adjective the world's starving children: dying of hunger, deprived of food, undernourished, malnourished, starved, half-starved; very hungry, ravenous, famished, empty, hollow; fasting. ANTONYMS full.

Oxford Thesaurus

star

star noun 1 the sky was full of stars: celestial body, heavenly body, sun; asteroid, planet, planetoid; literary orb. 2 (stars ) what do my stars say? horoscope, forecast, augury; dated nativity. 3 the stars of the film: principal, leading lady, leading man, lead, female lead, male lead, hero, heroine. ANTONYMS extra. 4 a star of the world of chess: celebrity, superstar, name, big name, famous name, household name, somebody, someone, lion, leading light, celebutante, public figure, important person, VIP, personality, personage, notability, dignitary, worthy, grandee, luminary, panjandrum; informal celeb, bigwig, big shot, big noise, big cheese, big gun, big fish, biggie, heavy, megastar; Brit. informal nob; N. Amer. informal kahuna, macher, high muckamuck, high muckety-muck. ANTONYMS nobody. ▶adjective 1 Elinor was a star pupil: brilliant, talented, gifted, able, bright, brainy, clever, masterly, consummate, precocious. ANTONYMS poor. 2 the star attraction: top, leading, best, greatest, foremost, major, pre-eminent, champion. ANTONYMS insignificant. WORD LINKS star astral, sidereal, stellar relating to stars astro- related prefix, as in astrophysics sidero- related prefix, as in siderostat astronomy study of stars astrometry measurement of stars uranography describing and mapping of stars Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

starchy

starchy adjective informal the chairman of the area board had a rather starchy personality. See staid.

stare

stare verb he stared at her in amazement: gaze, gape, goggle, gawk, glare, ogle, leer, peer, look fixedly, look vacantly; study, survey, observe, watch closely, eyeball, outstare; informal rubberneck; Brit. informal gawp. PHRASES stare someone in the face the solution was staring him in the face: be obvious, be clear, be plain, be plain to see, be crystal clear, be evident, be apparent, be manifest, be patent, be conspicuous, be prominent, be transparent, be clear-cut, be palpable, be unmistakable, be indisputable, be self-evident, be undeniable, be as plain as a pikestaff, be writ large, be written all over one, be as clear as day, be blinding, be inescapable; informal be as plain as the nose on one's face, be standing /sticking out like a sore thumb, be standing /sticking out a mile, be right under one's nose.

stark

stark adjective 1 the ridge formed a stark silhouette against the sky | the crisp white shirt was a stark contrast to his weather-beaten tan: sharply delineated, sharp, sharply defined, well focused, crisp, distinct, obvious, evident, clear, clear-cut, graphic, striking. ANTONYMS fuzzy, indistinct. 2 a stark landscape: desolate, bare, barren, arid, vacant, empty, forsaken, godforsaken, bleak, dreary, gloomy, sombre, depressing, cheerless, joyless, uninviting, miserable, grim, harsh, oppressive, merciless; literary drear. ANTONYMS pleasant. 3 an upright chair was the only furniture in the stark room: austere, severe, bleak, plain, simple, bare, unadorned, unembellished, undecorated, uncomfortable. ANTONYMS comfortable; ornate. 4 he came running back in stark terror: sheer, utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, perfect, positive, downright, out-and-out, outright; thorough, thoroughgoing, through and through, consummate, surpassing, veritable, rank, unequivocal, undeniable, unqualified, unmitigated, unalloyed, unadulterated, unmixed. 5 the stark fact is that the societies simply do not have the funds: blunt, bald, bare, simple, straightforward, basic, plain, unadorned, unembellished, unvarnished, harsh, grim. ANTONYMS disguised. ▶adverb he was stark naked | have you gone stark staring mad? completely, totally, utterly, absolutely, downright, dead, entirely, wholly, fully, quite, altogether, simply, thoroughly, truly.

start

start verb 1 the meeting starts at 7.45: begin, get under way, go ahead, get going; informal kick off; formal commence. ANTONYMS finish. 2 this was how her illness had started: come into being, begin, be born, come into existence, appear, arrive, come forth, emerge, erupt, burst out, arise, originate, break, unfold, develop, crop up, first see the light of day; formal commence. ANTONYMS end, clear up. 3 I'm starting a campaign to get the law changed: establish, set up, found, lay the foundations of, lay the cornerstone of, lay the first stone of, sow the seeds of, create, bring into being, institute, initiate, inaugurate, introduce, open, begin, launch, float, kick-start, put in place, get something off the ground, get something going, get something moving, get something working, get something functioning, activate, originate, pioneer, organize, mastermind, embark on, make a start on, tackle, set about; informal kick something off. ANTONYMS end, wind up. 4 we had better start now if we are going to finish the job in time: make a start, begin, make a beginning, take the first step, lay the first stone, make the first move, get going, go ahead, set things moving, buckle to /down, turn to, put one's shoulder to the wheel, put one's hand to the plough, start /get /set the ball rolling; informal get moving, get cracking, get stuck in, get down to it, get to it, get down to business, get one's finger out, get the show on the road, take the plunge, kick off, pitch in, get off one's backside, fire away; Brit. informal get weaving; formal commence. ANTONYMS stop; hang about; give up. 5 Yanto started out across the sand at a brisk pace: set off, set out, start out, set forth, begin one's journey, get on the road, depart, leave, get under way, make a start, sally forth, embark, sail; informal hit the road, hit the trail, push off; archaic set forward. ANTONYMS arrive; stay. 6 you can start up the machine with the footswitch: activate, set in motion, switch on, turn on, fire up; energize, actuate, set off, start off, get /set something going /moving, start something functioning, start something operating, kick-start. ANTONYMS stop, close down. 7 the machine started up : begin working, start functioning, get going, start operating. ANTONYMS stop. 8 ‘Oh my! ’ she said, starting: flinch, jerk, jump, twitch, recoil, shrink, blench, wince, shy. 9 literary she had seen Meg start suddenly from the thicket: jump, leap, spring, bound, dash, charge, pounce, dive, rush, dart. ▶noun 1 we were present at the start of the event: beginning, inception, onset, emergence, (first ) appearance, arrival, eruption, dawn, birth; establishment, foundation, institution, origination, inauguration, induction, creation, opening, launch, float, floating; informal kick-off; formal commencement. 2 that was the start of the trouble: origin, source, root, starting point, germ, seeds, beginning, genesis; cause, reason, motivation, motive; Latin fons et origo; literary fountainhead, wellspring, fount. 3 I gave them a quarter of an hour's start: lead, head start, advantage, advantageous position. 4 they have worked hard to give their children a start in life: advantageous beginning, flying start, opening, opportunity, chance, helping hand, encouragement, lift, assistance, support, boost, kick-start; informal break, leg up. 5 she awoke with a start: jerk, twitch, flinch, wince, spasm, convulsion, jump.

startle

startle verb a sudden sound in the doorway startled her | he was startled to see a column of smoke: surprise, frighten, scare, alarm, give someone a shock, give someone a fright, give someone a jolt, make someone jump; perturb, unsettle, agitate, disturb, disconcert, disquiet; informal give someone a turn, make someone jump out of their skin, flabbergast. ANTONYMS put at ease. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD startle, frighten, scare See frighten . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

startling

starvation

starvation noun half of the country's people face starvation as a result of the civil war: extreme hunger, lack of food, famine, want, undernourishment, malnourishment, fasting; deprivation of food; death from lack of food.

starving

starving adjective she devotes her energies to helping the world's starving children | I'm usually starving by lunchtime: dying of hunger, dying from lack of food, faint from lack of food, deprived of food, undernourished, malnourished, starved, half-starved, unfed; very hungry, ravenous, famished, empty, hollow; fasting; (be starving ) be hungry; informal could eat a horse. ANTONYMS well fed, full.

Duden Dictionary

Star

Star Substantiv, maskulin , der |st …auch ʃt …|der Star; Genitiv: des Stars, Plural: die Stars englisch star, eigentlich = Stern 1 a Theater, Film gefeierter, berühmter Künstler; gefeierte, berühmte Künstlerin ein großer Star | figurativ sie war der Star des Abends stand im Mittelpunkt des Interesses b jemand, der auf einem bestimmten Gebiet Berühmtheit erlangt hat 2 Kurzwort für: Starboot nach der Kennzeichnung mit einem (roten ) Stern

Star

Star Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a r |der Star; Genitiv: des Star [e ]s, Plural: die Stare, schweizerisch: Staren mittelhochdeutsch star, althochdeutsch stara, wohl lautmalend größerer Singvogel mit grünlich blau schillerndem schwarzem Gefieder, kurzem Hals und langem, spitzem Schnabel

Star

Star Substantiv, maskulin volkstümlich , der |St a r |der Star; Genitiv: des Star [e ]s, Plural: die Stare Plural selten verselbstständigt aus mittelhochdeutsch starblint, althochdeutsch staraplint; 1. Bestandteil wohl verwandt mit mittelhochdeutsch star (e )n, althochdeutsch starēn, starren Erkrankung der Augenlinse grauer Star ( Katarakt ) | grüner Star (Glaukom )jemandem den Star stechen umgangssprachlich jemanden aufklären, wie sich etwas in Wirklichkeit verhält nach den früher zur Beseitigung des Stars üblichen Praktiken

Stär

Stär Substantiv, maskulin landschaftlich , der |St ä r |Widder

Starallüren

Star al lü ren Pluralwort abwertend , die |St a rallüren |Pluraletantum eitles, launenhaftes Benehmen, Allüren eines Stars 1

Staranwalt

Star an walt Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a ranwalt |Anwalt, der auf seinem Gebiet ein Star 1b ist

Staranwältin

Star an wäl tin Substantiv, feminin , die |St a ranwältin |weibliche Form zu Staranwalt

Staraufgebot

Star auf ge bot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a raufgebot |Aufgebot an Stars 1

starb

starb sterben |st a rb |

Starbesetzung

Star be set zung Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rbesetzung |aus Stars 1 bestehende Besetzung 2b

starblind

star blind Adjektiv |st a rblind |

Starboot

Star boot Substantiv, Neutrum Segeln , das |St a rboot |zu Star von zwei Personen zu segelndes Boot mit Kiel für den Rennsegelsport Kennzeichen: roter Stern Kurzform: Star 2

Stardirigent

Star di ri gent Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rdirigent |vgl. Staranwalt

Stardirigentin

Star di ri gen tin Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rdirigentin |weibliche Form zu Stardirigent

stären

stä ren schwaches Verb landschaftlich |st ä ren |brünstig sein nach dem Stär

Starenkasten

Sta ren kas ten Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a renkasten |Nistkasten für Stare

Starez

Sta rez Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rez ˈst … ˈʃt …|der Starez; Genitiv: des Starez, Starzen russisch ; »der Alte «ostkirchlicher Mönch der höchsten asketischen Stufe im Volksglauben oft als wundertätig verehrt

Stargast

Star gast Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rgast |jemand, der als Star 1 Gast bei einer Veranstaltung o. Ä. ist

Starine

Sta ri ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Star i ne |die Starine; Genitiv: der Starine, Plural: die Starinen Byline

stark

stark Adjektiv |st a rk |Adjektiv; Steigerungsformen: stärker, stärkste mittelhochdeutsch starc, althochdeutsch star (a )ch, verwandt mit starren , ursprünglich wohl = steif, starr 1 a viel Kraft besitzend, über genügend Kräfte verfügend; von viel Kraft zeugend; kräftig ein starker Mann | starke Arme | ein starker (selten ; fester, kräftiger ) Händedruck | er ist stark wie ein Bär | substantiviert das Recht des Stärkeren | figurativ ein starker Staat | figurativ sie hat einen starken Willen (ist willensstark ) | figurativ ein starker (unerschütterlicher ) Glaube | figurativ sie ist stark (charakterfest, willensstark ) genug, mit diesem Schlag fertigzuwerden | figurativ jetzt heißt es stark bleiben (nicht schwankend werden, nicht nachgeben )b (in Bezug auf seine Funktion ) sehr leistungsfähig, widerstandsfähig ein starkes Herz | starke Nerven 2 a dick, stabil, fest und daher sehr belastbar starke Mauern, Äste | dazu ist das Garn nicht stark genug b besonders Werbesprache verhüllend dick, beleibt Kleider für stärkere Damen c eine bestimmte Dicke, einen bestimmten Umfang aufweisend eine 20 cm starke Wand | das Buch ist mehrere Hundert Seiten stark 3 a zahlenmäßig nicht gering; zahlreich beide Vorstellungen waren stark besucht b eine große Anzahl von Teilnehmern, Angehörigen, Mitgliedern o. Ä. aufweisend ein starkes Heer, Aufgebot c eine bestimmte Anzahl habend eine etwa 20 Mann starke Bande d selten gut 3b wir werden zwei starke Stunden brauchen 4 eine hohe Konzentration aufweisend; sehr gehaltvoll, -reich starker Kaffee | diese Zigaretten sind mir zu stark | figurativ starke (kräftige, intensive ) Farben 5 hohe Leistung bringend; einen hohen Grad von Wirksamkeit besitzend; leistungsstark hast du keine stärkere Glühbirne? | das Unternehmen ist finanziell recht stark 6 a gute Leistungen erbringend; tüchtig ein starker Spieler | die Schülerin ist in Mathematik stark b (als Ergebnis einer geistigen oder körperlichen Leistung ) sehr gut, ausgezeichnet die Mannschaft bot eine starke Leistung 7 sehr ausgeprägt; in hohem Maße vorhanden, wirkend; von großem Ausmaß; sehr intensiv; sehr kräftig es setzte starker Frost ein | starke Schneefälle behindern den Verkehr | er spürte einen starken Druck auf den Ohren | starker Verkehr | einen starken Eindruck machen | das ist eine starke Übertreibung | starken Hunger, starke Schmerzen haben | starke (gut erkennbare, deutliche ) Zeichen einer Besserung | er ist ein starker Esser, Raucher (isst, raucht viel ) | ein starker (heftiger ) Wind | die Nachfrage war diesmal besonders stark | stark beschäftigt, verschuldet sein | ein stark wirkendes Mittel | eine stark betonte Silbe | ein stark behaarter Körper | ein stark bevölkertes Land | sie erinnert ihn stark an seine Mutter | die Blumen duften stark | stark erkältet sein | ich habe dich stark im Verdacht, das veranlasst zu haben | es geht stark auf Mitternacht (umgangssprachlich ; ist bald Mitternacht ) | das war aber wirklich zu stark , ja wohl stark ! (umgangssprachlich ; das war unerhört, eine Frechheit! )8 umgangssprachlich großartig, hervorragend, ausgezeichnet und deshalb jemanden tief beeindruckend, ihm sehr gefallend ein starker Film | ich finde den Typ unerhört stark | sie kann unheimlich stark singen | stark !9 a Sprachwissenschaft (in Bezug auf Verben ) durch einen sich ändernden Stammvokal und (beim 2. Partizip ) durch das Vorhandensein der Endung -en gekennzeichnet die starke Konjugation | starke (stark konjugierte ) Verben b Sprachwissenschaft (in Bezug auf Substantive ) in den Formen der Maskulina und Neutra durch das Vorhandensein der Endung -[e ]s im Genitiv Singular gekennzeichnet die starke Deklination | starke (stark deklinierte ) Substantive

Starkasten

Star kas ten Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rkasten |Starenkasten

stark behaart

stark be haart , stark be haart Adjektiv starkbehaart |st a rk behaart st a rkbehaart |sehr behaart, mit dichtem Haarwuchs

stark bevölkert

stark be völ kert, stark be völ kert Adjektiv starkbevölkert |st a rk bevölkert st a rkbevölkert |sehr, in hohem Maße bevölkert

Starkbier

Stark bier Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rkbier |Bier mit einem hohen Gehalt an Stammwürze; Doppelbier

Starkbierfest

Stark bier fest Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rkbierfest |Fest, bei dem vor allem Starkbier ausgeschenkt wird

Stärke

Stär ke Substantiv, feminin , die |St ä rke |die Stärke; Genitiv: der Stärke, Plural: die Stärken mittelhochdeutsch sterke, althochdeutsch starchī, sterchī 1 a ohne Plural körperliche Kraft die Stärke eines Bären | figurativ jemandes charakterliche Stärke b ohne Plural Macht die militärische Stärke eines Landes | die USA demonstrieren Stärke c ohne Plural Funktionsfähigkeit, Leistungsfähigkeit die Stärke der Nerven 2 Stabilität bewirkende Dicke, Festigkeit Bretter von verschiedener Stärke 3 zahlenmäßige Größe; Anzahl die Stärke einer Armee 4 ohne Plural Grad des Gehalts; Konzentration 4 die Stärke des Kaffees, Giftes 5 hoher Grad an Leistungskraft, Wirksamkeit eine Brille mittlerer Stärke 6 a Vorhandensein besonderer Fähigkeiten, besonderer Begabung [auf einem bestimmten Gebiet ], durch die jemand eine außergewöhnliche, hohe Leistung erbringt darin liegt, zeigt sich seine Stärke | Mathematik war niemals meine Stärke b etwas, was bei jemandem, einer Sache als besonders vorteilhaft empfunden wird; vorteilhafte Eigenschaft, Vorzug eine entscheidende Stärke des Systems 7 Ausmaß, Größe, Grad der Intensität die Stärke des Verkehrs, der Schmerzen nahm zu 8 aus verschiedenen Pflanzen (z. B. Reis, Kartoffeln ) gewonnene, weiße, pulvrige Substanz, die u. a. in der Nahrungsmittelindustrie und zum Stärken von Wäsche verwendet wird rückgebildet aus stärken 3 , schon mittelhochdeutsch sterke = Stärkmehl und sterechlei = Stärkkleie

Stärkegehalt

Stär ke ge halt Substantiv, maskulin , der |St ä rkegehalt | Gehalt 2 an Stärke 8

stärkehaltig

stär ke hal tig Adjektiv |st ä rkehaltig | Stärke 8 enthaltend

Stärkemehl

Stär ke mehl Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St ä rkemehl | Stärke 8

stärken

stär ken schwaches Verb |st ä rken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch sterken, althochdeutsch sterchen 1 a stark 1 machen; kräftigen; die körperlichen Kräfte wiederherstellen Training stärkt den Körper, die Gesundheit | ein stärkendes Mittel nehmen | figurativ jemandes Zuversicht, Selbstvertrauen stärken b sich stärken sich mit Speisen, Getränken erfrischen nach dem langen Marsch stärkten sie sich [durch einen, mit einem Imbiss ] | stärkt euch erst einmal! 2 die Wirksamkeit von etwas verbessern; wirkungsvoller machen jemandes Prestige, Position stärken 3 (Wäsche ) mit Stärke 8 steif machen den Kragen am Oberhemd stärken

Starkenburg

Star ken burg Eigenname |St a rkenburg |Südteil des Regierungsbezirks Darmstadt

starkenburgisch

star ken bur gisch Adjektiv |st a rkenburgisch |[die ] Starkenburg betreffend

stärker

stär ker Adjektiv |st ä rker |Komparativ zu stark

Stärkezucker

Stär ke zu cker Substantiv, maskulin , der |St ä rkezucker |Traubenzucker

Starking

Star king Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rking |Apfelsorte

starkknochig

stark kno chig Adjektiv |st a rkknochig |einen festen, starken Knochenbau aufweisend

starkleibig

stark lei big Adjektiv |st a rkleibig |beleibt

starkmachen

stark ma chen schwaches Verb |st a rkmachen |sich starkmachen; Perfektbildung mit »hat « sich (für jemanden, etwas ) einsetzen, (jemanden, etwas ) befürworten, unterstützen sie hat sich für den Plan, für ihre Kollegin starkgemacht

stark machen

stark ma chen, stark ma chen schwaches Verb starkmachen |st a rk machen st a rkmachen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « bewirken, dass jemand, etwas stark wird taktische Fehler hatten den Gegener stark gemacht

starkreden

stark re den schwaches Verb |st a rkreden |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « als stark hinstellen und dadurch stärken

Starkregen

Stark re gen Substantiv, maskulin besonders Meteorologie , der |St a rkregen |besonders heftiger Regen

stärkste

stärks te |st ä rkste |Superlativ zu stark

Starkstrom

Stark strom Substantiv, maskulin Elektrotechnik , der |St a rkstrom |Plural selten elektrischer Strom mit hoher Stromstärke und meist hoher Spannung

Starkstromleitung

Stark strom lei tung Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rkstromleitung |Leitung für Starkstrom

Starkstromtechnik

Stark strom tech nik Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rkstromtechnik |ohne Plural Teilgebiet der Elektrotechnik, das sich mit der Erzeugung und Verwendung von Starkstrom befasst

Starkstromtechniker

Stark strom tech ni ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rkstromtechniker |

Starkton

Stark ton Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |St a rkton |Hauptakzent

Starkult

Star kult Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |St a rkult | Kult 2 , der mit einem Star 1 getrieben wird

Stärkung

Stär kung Substantiv, feminin , die |St ä rkung |die Stärkung; Genitiv: der Stärkung, Plural: die Stärkungen 1 a das Stärken 1a , Kräftigen; das Gestärkt -, Gekräftigtsein b etwas, womit man sich stärkt 1b , erfrischt; Essen, Trinken, das dazu dient, [wieder ] zu Kräften zu kommen eine kleine Stärkung zu sich nehmen 2 das Stärken 2 ; das Gestärktsein; Anhebung, Verbesserung der Wirksamkeit Ziel war die Stärkung der Demokratie

Stärkungsmittel

Stär kungs mit tel Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |St ä rkungsmittel |der Stärkung 1a dienendes [Arznei ]mittel

Starlet

Star let , Star lett Substantiv, Neutrum spöttisch abwertend , das Starlett |St a rlet St a rlett ˈst … ˈʃt …ˈst … ˈʃt …|das Starlet; Genitiv: des Starlets, Plural: die Starlets das Starlett; Genitiv: des Starletts, Plural: die Starletts englisch starlet, eigentlich = Sternchen, zu: star, Star Nachwuchsfilmschauspielerin, die gern ein Star 1a werden möchte, sich wie ein Star fühlt, benimmt

Starmannequin

Star man ne quin Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |St a rmannequin |

Starnberger See

Starn ber ger See Eigenname , der |St a rnberger S ee |der Starnberger See; Genitiv: des Starnberger Sees See im bayrischen Alpenvorland

Staroperation

Star ope ra ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |St a roperation |operative Entfernung eines Stars

Starost

Sta rost Substantiv, maskulin , der |Star o st st …auch ʃt …|polnisch 1 Geschichte Dorfvorsteher in Polen 2 Kreishauptmann, Landrat in Polen

Starostei

Sta ros tei Substantiv, feminin , die |Starost ei |Amt [sbezirk ] eines Starosten

Starowerzen

Sta ro wer zen Pluralwort , die |Starow e rzen st …|die Starowerzen (Plural ) russ ; »Altgläubige «wichtigste Gruppe der Raskolniki

Starparade

Star pa ra de Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rparade |das Auftreten mehrerer Stars 1 in einer Veranstaltung o. Ä.

starr

starr Adjektiv |st a rr |rückgebildet aus mittelhochdeutsch starren, starren 1 a steif; nicht beweglich; nicht elastisch meine Finger sind starr vor Kälte | sie saß, stand starr (konnte sich nicht bewegen ) vor Schreck b ohne bewegliches Gelenk; fest [stehend ] starre Achsen 2 regungs- und bewegungslos; ohne Lebendigkeit und Ausdruckskraft ihr Lächeln, ihre Miene war starr | er schaute starr geradeaus 3 a nicht abwandelbar ein starres Prinzip b starrköpfig, unnachgiebig, streng; rigid 2 sein starrer Sinn | starr an etwas festhalten

Starrachse

Starr ach se Substantiv, feminin Kfz-Technik , die |St a rrachse |

Starre

Star re Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rre |die Starre; Genitiv: der Starre das Starrsein

starren

star ren schwaches Verb |st a rren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « in der neuhochdeutschen Form sind zusammengefallen mittelhochdeutsch starren = steif sein, ablautend althochdeutsch storrēn = steif hervorstehen und mittelhochdeutsch star (e )n, althochdeutsch starēn = unbeweglich blicken 1 starr 2 blicken auf jemanden, etwas starren 2 a von etwas voll, ganz bedeckt sein [und deshalb starr 1a , steif wirken ] er, seine Kleidung, das Zimmer starrt vor /von Schmutz b sehr viel von etwas aufweisen, sodass kaum noch etwas anderes zu sehen ist; strotzen von Waffen starren 3 starr [in die Höhe ] ragen

Starreporter

Star re por ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rreporter |

Starreporterin

Star re por te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rreporterin |

Starrheit

Starr heit Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rrheit |die Starrheit; Genitiv: der Starrheit das Starrsein

Starrkopf

Starr kopf Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |St a rrkopf |jemand, der starrköpfig ist

starrköpfig

starr köp fig Adjektiv abwertend |st a rrköpfig |eigensinnig auf einer Meinung (die unverständlich, töricht, lächerlich o. ä. erscheint ) beharrend

Starrkrampf

Starr krampf Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rrkrampf | Kurzwort für: Wundstarrkrampf

Starrsinn

Starr sinn Substantiv, maskulin abwertend , der |St a rrsinn |ohne Plural starrköpfiges Verhalten

starrsinnig

starr sin nig Adjektiv abwertend |st a rrsinnig |fest auf der eigenen Meinung beharrend

Starrsucht

Starr sucht Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rrsucht |Katalepsie

Starrummel

Star rum mel Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |St a rrummel | Rummel 1 , der um einen Star 1a veranstaltet wird

Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes Pluralwort , die |ˈstɑːz ənd ˈstraɪps |Pluraletantum englisch = Sterne und Streifen; nach den die Bundesstaaten der USA symbolisierenden Sternen und den (die 13 Gründungsstaaten symbolisierenden ) Längsstreifen Nationalflagge der USA, Sternenbanner

Start

Start Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rt |der Start; Genitiv: des Start [e ]s, Plural: die Starts, selten: Starte englisch start, zu: to start, starten 1 a Beginn eines Wettlaufs, -rennens, -schwimmens o. Ä. einen guten Start haben | den Start freigeben einen Wettkampf beginnen lassen fliegender Start Motorsport, Radsport Start, bei dem sich die Teilnehmer [mit hoher Geschwindigkeit ] der Startlinie nähern und das Rennen beginnt, wenn die Startlinie überfahren wird stehender Start Motorsport, Radsport Start, bei dem sich die Teilnehmer des Rennens an der Startlinie aufstellen b Stelle, an der ein Start 1a stattfindet die Läufer gehen zum Start c das Starten 1c ; Teilnahme an einem Wettkampf für offizielle Starts gesperrt sein 2 a Beginn eines Fluges der Start der Rakete ist missglückt | Flugwesen den Start der Maschine freigeben den Abflug des Flugzeugs genehmigen | ein Flugzeug zum Start freigeben b Startplatz das Flugzeug rollt langsam zum Start 3 das Starten 3 beim Start des Programms 4 a das Aufbrechen, das Sich-in-Bewegung-Setzen im Hinblick auf ein Ziel der Start ins Berufsleben b die Anfangszeit, das Anlaufen einer Unternehmung, der Beginn einer Entwicklung, eines Vorhabens o. Ä. sie hatte bei ihrer Arbeit einen schlechten Start

Startauflage

Start auf la ge Substantiv, feminin besonders Verlagswesen , die |St a rtauflage |erste Auflagenhöhe; Anzahl, mit der eine Serienproduktion gestartet 4a wird

Startautomatik

Start au to ma tik Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtautomatik |englisch ; griechisch-lateinisch-französisch über die Temperatur des Motors automatisch geregelter Choke

Startbahn

Start bahn Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtbahn |für den Start von Flugzeugen eingerichtete Bahn, Piste auf Flugplätzen

Startberechtigung

Start be rech ti gung Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtberechtigung | Starterlaubnis 2

startbereit

start be reit Adjektiv |st a rtbereit |ganz darauf eingestellt, vorbereitet, sofort eingesetzt zu werden, zu starten

Startblock

Start block Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rtblock |der Startblock < Plural: Startblöcke > 1 Pluraletantum Leichtathletik auf dem Boden befestigte Vorrichtung mit einer schrägen Fläche, von der sich die Läufer beim Start mit dem Fuß abdrücken können 2 Schwimmen einem Podest ähnliche Erhöhung am Rande des Schwimmbeckens, von der die Schwimmer beim Startzeichen ins Wasser springen

Startelf

Start elf Substantiv, feminin Sport , die |St a rtelf |Fußballmannschaft, die ein Spiel beginnt

starten

Starter

Star ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rter |der Starter; Genitiv: des Starters, Plural: die Starter englisch starter, zu: to start, starten 1 jemand, der das Startsignal zu einem Wettkampf gibt 2 jemand, der an einem Wettkampf teilnimmt 3 Anlasser

Starterin

Star te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rterin |die Starterin; Genitiv: der Starterin, Plural: die Starterinnen weibliche Form zu Starter 1 1, 2

Starterkit

Star ter kit Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der, die oder das |ˈstaːɐ̯tɐ …|das Starterkit oder der Starterkit; Genitiv: des Starterkit [s ], Plural: die Starterkits englisch Startausstattung, Startset

Starterklappe

Star ter klap pe Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rterklappe |Choke

Starterlaubnis

Start er laub nis Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rterlaubnis |1 (vom zuständigen Verband erteilte ) Erlaubnis, an offiziellen Wettkämpfen teilzunehmen 2 Erlaubnis für ein Flugzeug, von einem Flugplatz zu starten

Startflagge

Start flag ge Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtflagge |Flagge, mit der (durch deren Heben oder Senken ) das Zeichen zum Start gegeben wird

Startgeld

Start geld Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rtgeld |1 Geldbetrag, der vom Wettkampfteilnehmer (für die Deckung der Veranstaltungskosten ) entrichtet werden muss 2 (meist bei Wettkämpfen mit Berufssportlern ) Geldbetrag, den der Veranstalter an den Sportler zahlt, damit dieser teilnimmt

Startguthaben

Start gut ha ben Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rtguthaben |

Starthilfe

Start hil fe Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rthilfe |1 [finanzielle ] Hilfe, die jemandem den Start 4 bei etwas erleichtern soll 2 a das Anschließen einer intakten [Auto ]batterie an eine entladene, um das Starten des Motors zu ermöglichen b Vorrichtung zur kurzfristigen Erhöhung der Benzinzufuhr als Hilfe beim Kaltstart 3 Rakete zur Beschleunigung beim Start von Flugzeugen und -körpern

Starthilfekabel

Start hil fe ka bel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rthilfekabel |bei der Starthilfe 2a benutztes Kabel, mit dem die intakte Batterie an die entladene angeschlossen wird

Startkapital

Start ka pi tal Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rtkapital |Anfangskapital

startklar

start klar Adjektiv |st a rtklar |startbereit

Startkommando

Start kom man do Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rtkommando |Kommando für den Start eines Wettlaufs o. Ä.

Startläufer

Start läu fer Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rtläufer |erster Läufer beim Staffellauf

Startläuferin

Start läu fe rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtläuferin |weibliche Form zu Startläufer

Startlinie

Start li nie Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtlinie |markierte Linie, von der aus der Start 1a erfolgt

Startloch

Start loch Substantiv, Neutrum Leichtathletik früher , das |St a rtloch |Vertiefung im Boden, aus der sich der Läufer beim Start mit dem Fuß abdrücken konnte in den Startlöchern sitzen umgangssprachlich bereit sein, sofort zu beginnen

Startmaschine

Start ma schi ne Substantiv, feminin Rennsport , die |St a rtmaschine |

Startmenü

Start me nü Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |St a rtmenü | Menü 2 , mit dem etwas gestartet werden kann

Startnummer

Start num mer Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtnummer |a Sport Nummer, die ein Teilnehmer an einem Sportwettkampf erhält und die an seiner Sportkleidung anzubringen ist b Nummer, die angibt, an welcher Stelle ein Teilnehmer an einem Wettkampf startet

Startpass

Start pass Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rtpass |

Startphase

Start pha se Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtphase |Anfangsphase

Startpistole

Start pis to le Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtpistole |Pistole für den Startschuss

Startplatz

Start platz Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rtplatz | Start 1b

Startpunkt

Start punkt Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rtpunkt |Stelle, von der aus jemand, etwas startet

Startrampe

Start ram pe Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtrampe |Vorrichtung, von der aus Raketen gestartet werden Kurzform: Rampe 1c

Startrecht

Start recht Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rtrecht |ohne Plural vgl. Starterlaubnis

Startschuss

Start schuss Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rtschuss |Schuss als akustisches Startsignal figurativ umgangssprachlich der Startschuss zum Bau der neuen Brücke

Startschwierigkeit

Start schwie rig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtschwierigkeit |meist im Plural Schwierigkeit, die sich am bzw. vor dem Beginn von etwas für jemanden, etwas ergibt anfangs gab es Startschwierigkeiten bei dem Projekt

Startseite

Start sei te Substantiv, feminin EDV , die |St a rtseite | Homepage a

Startsignal

Start si g nal, Start si gnal Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rtsignal |1 optisches oder akustisches Signal, mit dem ein Rennen gestartet wird 2 Zeichen, mit dem etwas gestartet wird, in Gang gebracht wird; Startzeichen, -schuss

Startsprung

Start sprung Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rtsprung |

Starttermin

Start ter min Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rttermin |Termin, an dem etwas gestartet wird, an dem jemand, etwas startet

Start-und-Lande-Bahn

Start-und-Lan de-Bahn Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rt-und-L a nde-Bahn |für Start und Landung von Flugzeugen eingerichtete Bahn, Piste auf Flugplätzen; Runway

Start-up

Start-up Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |ˈstaːɐ̯t |ap auch …ˈ |ap |der oder das Start-up; Genitiv: des Start-ups, Plural: die Start-ups englisch start-up, zu: to start up = gründen neu gegründetes Wirtschaftsunternehmen

Start-up-Unternehmen

Start-up-Un ter neh men Substantiv, Neutrum , das Start-up

Startverbot

Start ver bot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rtverbot |vgl. Starterlaubnis

Startzeichen

Start zei chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |St a rtzeichen |Startsignal

Startzeit

Start zeit Substantiv, feminin , die |St a rtzeit |1 Zeitpunkt, zu dem etwas gestartet wird, an dem jemand, etwas startet Startzeit ist 13 Uhr 2 EDV, Sport Zeitdauer, die jemand, etwas für den Start benötigt die Startzeit verbessern

Start-Ziel-Sieg

Start-Ziel-Sieg Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a rt-Z ie l-Sieg |Sieg eines Teilnehmers an einem Sportwettkampf, der vom Start an an der Spitze liegt

Starzen

Star zen |St a rzen |Plural von Starez

French Dictionary

star

star n. f. nom féminin Vedette du cinéma et, par extension, personne qui joue un rôle de premier plan dans tout domaine. : Les stars de l ’informatique.

starting-block

starting-block FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour bloc de départ.

starting-gate

starting-gate FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour barrière de départ.

start-up

start-up FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour entreprise émergente, jeune entreprise, entreprise en démarrage.

Spanish Dictionary

star

star nombre femenino Estrella de cine o del mundo del espectáculo .Se pronuncia aproximadamente 'estar'. El plural es stars .

starlet

starlet (también starlette ) nombre femenino Actriz joven, desconocida y con poca experiencia que aspira a convertirse en estrella de cine :recuerdo cuando Brigitte Bardot no era más que una starlet .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘estarlet ’.

starlette

starlette nombre femenino Starlet .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘estarlet ’.

star-system

star-system nombre masculino Estrategia de los estudios cinematográficos y otras empresas artísticas que consiste en promocionar sus espectáculos centrándose en las estrellas que los protagonizan .Se pronuncia aproximadamente 'estar sístem '.

starter

starter nombre masculino Estárter .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘estárter ’.

starting-block

starting-block nombre masculino Utensilio en el que apoyan los pies los corredores de carreras atléticas de corta distancia antes de la salida para poder adquirir mayor velocidad .Se pronuncia aproximadamente 'estartin bloc'. El plural es starting-blocks .

starting-gate

starting-gate nombre femenino Estructura de cajones cerrados donde se colocan los caballos de una carrera hípica, cuyas puertas se abren automáticamente al darse la salida .Se pronuncia aproximadamente 'estartin gueit'. El plural es starting-gates .

Sanseido Dictionary

START

START 〖 Strategic Arms Reduction Talks （Treaty ）〗 →スタート

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

star

star /stɑː r /(形 )starry 名詞複～s /-z /C 1 星 ; 〘天〙恒星 (fixed star ); 〖形容詞的に〗星の , 星に関する ▸ The stars are out .星が出ている ▸ under the stars 星空の下で ▸ a falling [shooting ] star 流れ星 2 (芸能スポーツ界などの )スター , 花形 ; (映画演劇などの )主役 ; 〖形容詞的に〗スターの , 花形の ; 主役の ▸ a big movie [rock ] star 映画 [ロック ]の大スター ▸ a football star フットボールの花形選手 ▸ a child star 子役のスター ▸ a rising star in the music industry 音楽界の新星 ▸ the star of the show (映画演劇などで )最高の演技をする人 ▸ star quality [treatment ]スター性 [待遇 ]3 a. 星形 (の物 ).b. 〘印〙星印 , アステリスク (asterisk ).c. (階級を表す )星章 , 星形勲章 .4 (ホテルレストランなどの等級を表す )星印〘通例5段階あり5つが最高〙▸ five- star hotels in the Michelin Guide ミシュランのガイドブックに記載の5つ星ホテル 5 a. ｟英くだけて｠〖～s 〗(新聞雑誌などの )星占い (horoscope )▸ read one's stars 星占いを見る b. ｟文｠星回り ; 運命 (fate )(→star-crossed )▸ be written in the stars ｟くだけて｠運命で決まっている 6 ｟くだけて｠(仕事勉学などでの )大成功した [優秀な ]人, (人気注目を集める )花形的な存在 (!しばしば名詞の前で形容詞的に用いる ) ▸ a star salesman [pupil ]成績優秀なサラリーマン [生徒 ]▸ the star attraction 大人気の呼び物 7 (馬の額の )白い斑点（はんてん）.8 ｟英俗｠初めて服役する囚人 .be b ò rn under a l ù cky [an unl ù cky ] st á r 幸運 [不幸 ]な星の下に生まれる, 幸運 [不幸 ]な人生を送る .have st à rs in one's é yes 自分のしたいことが現実よりもおもしろそう [魅力的 ]であると思い描く [空想する ].r è ach [sh ò ot ] for the st á rs 達成がきわめて困難なことをやろうとする .s è e st á rs ｟くだけて｠〈人が〉 (頭をなぐられたりして )目から火が出る .th à nk one's l ù cky st á rs ｟話｠〖しばしばshould, canの後で〗 «…ということで » 幸運であったと感謝する «that 節 » .Y ò u're a st á r!｟英くだけた話｠本当にありがとう, すごく助かったよ (!主語の部分にShe 's … などほかの人称がくることもある ) .動詞～s ; ～red ; ～ring 自動詞 1 〈俳優などが〉 «…に /…と /…の相手役で » 主演する «in /with /opposite » ▸ star as an FBI agent in the movie 映画にFBI捜査官役で主演する ▸ a starring role 主役 2 〈人が〉すばらしい [際立った ]働きをする .他動詞 1 〈映画演劇映画会社などが〉 «…に » 〈俳優など〉を主演させる «in » (!受け身にしない ) ▸ a movie starring Robert De Niro ロバートデニーロ主演の映画 2 〖通例 be ～red 〗a. 星印 [アステリスク ]がついている .b. «…で » 星をちりばめたように飾られる «with » .S -́ Ch à mber 1 〘英史〙〖the ～〗星法院〘陪審を置かず専断不公平な裁定を下した民事刑事裁判所; 1641年廃止〙.2 〖しばしばs - c- 〗専断不公平な裁判所 [集団 ].～́ j ù mp ｟英｠〖通例～s 〗スタージャンプ〘直立姿勢から両手足を広げてジャンプする跳躍運動〙.S -̀ of D á vid 〖通例単数形で〗ダビデの星〘✡; ユダヤ教イスラエルの象徴〙.St à rs and B á rs 〖the ～; 単数扱い〗〘史〙南部連合旗 .St à rs and Str í pes ｟米｠〖the ～; 単数扱い〗星条旗〘米国国旗; 赤白交互の13本の横縞は独立当時の州数, 50の白星は現在の州数を表す〙.～̀ s á pphire スターサファイア〘宝石〙.～́ sh è ll 〘軍〙照明弾 .～́ s ì gn (占星術の )宮（きゅう）(｟くだけて｠sign ) 〘12種類ある〙.～́ s ỳ stem スターシステム〘映画演劇などに人気スターを配すること〙.～́ t ù rn ｟英｠〖通例 the ～〗(ショーなどの )主要な出し物, 目玉 ; 主役 .S -́ W à rs 1 ｟話｠スターウォーズ (計画 ) 〘SDIの別称〙.2 『スターウォーズ』〘米国のSF映画シリーズ〙.

starboard

st á r b ò ard 〖語源は「舵（かじ）を取る (steering )板 (board )」〗名詞 U 〘海〙右舷（げん）〘船で前方に向いて右をさす; ↔port 4 ; →ship 〙; (飛行機などの )右側 ▸ two hundred yards to starboard 右舷に200ヤード形容詞副詞右舷の [に ]▸ the starboard side 右舷側動詞他動詞自動詞 (〈舵〉を )右舷に取る, (…を )面舵（おもかじ）にする ; (〈船〉が )右に向かう ▸ Hard starboard !面舵いっぱい!

starch

starch /stɑː r tʃ /名詞 1 U でんぷん ▸ a starch -based diet でんぷん中心の食事 2 C U 〖通例～es 〗でんぷんを多く含む食品 [料理 ].3 U (洗濯用 )のり .4 C (物腰などの )かた苦しさ, きちょうめんさ .5 U ｟米俗｠精力, 気力 .動詞他動詞 1 〈シーツなど〉にのりを付ける, …をのり付けする (!しばしば受け身で ) .2 …をかた苦しくする .

starchy

st á rch y /-i /形容詞 1 でんぷん質の ; でんぷん状の .2 〈衣服が〉のりのきいた .3 ｟くだけて｠かた苦しい .st á rch i ly 副詞 st á rch i ness 名詞

star-crossed

st á r-cr ò ssed /-t /形容詞｟文｠星回りの悪い, 不運な .

stardom

st á r dom /-dəm /名詞 U 1 有名人 [スター ]である地位 [身分 ], スターダム ▸ achieve stardom スターの座をつかむ ▸ shoot [rise ] to stardom スターダムにのし上がる 2 〖集合的に〗(映画テレビ音楽界などの )スターたち .

stardust

st á r d ù st 名詞 U 1 (有名人の持つ )不思議な魅力, 非凡な能力 [才能 ].2 星塵（せいじん）, 星くず .3 夢を見るような気分 ; うっとりさせる魅力 .

stare

stare /steə r / (! stairと同音 ) 〖語源は「(目などが )固定して動かない」〗動詞～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; staring /sté ə rɪŋ /自動詞 1 〈人が〉【人物を】(驚き恐れ好奇心などから ) (目を見開いて )じっと見る , じろじろ見る, (ぼうっとして )見つめる «at , into , upon » ▸ stare at A in disbelief 信じられないといった目でAをじっと見る ▸ stare into A's eyes Aの目をじっと見つめる ▸ stare into space [out (of ) the window ]宙 [窓の外 ]を見つめる 2 〈目が〉 (見開いて )じっと見つめる , 凝視する .3 〈物が〉 «…に対して » ひどく目立つ [目につく ](out ) «at » .他動詞 1 〈人が〉〈人物〉をじっと見る ▸ stare him in the face 彼の顔をじっと見る 2 〖～ A into C 〗〈人が〉A 〈人〉を見つめて [にらみつけて ]C 〈状態〉にする ▸ stare her into silence 彼女をにらんで黙らせる .st à re A d ó wn [｟英｠ó ut ]A 〈人〉を (目をそらすまで )じっと見つめる, にらみつける .st à re A in the f á ce 1 ↑他動詞 1 .2 ｟くだけて｠〖通例進行形で〗〈事が〉A 〈人〉に明らかである .3 〖通例進行形で〗〈好ましくない事が〉A 〈人〉の目前に迫っている .名詞複～s /-z /C じっと見ること, 凝視 ▸ feel [avoid ] the stares of [from ] the people 人々の視線を感じる [避ける ]▸ give A a hard stare 厳しいまなざしでAを見つめる ▸ hold A's stare (相手の視線に目をそらさず )じっとAを見つめる

starfish

st á r f ì sh 名詞複 →fish C 〘動〙ヒトデ .

starfruit

st á r fr ù it 名詞 C 〘植〙スターフルーツ〘ゴレンシの実; 軸に直角に切ると星形の切り口になる〙.

stargazer

st á r g à z er 名詞 C 1 空想家 .2 ｟くだけて｠天文学者 ; 占星術者 .3 星を見つめる人 .

stargazing

st á r g à z ing 名詞 U 1 星を見つめる [観測する ]こと .2 空想にふけること .st á r g à ze 動詞自動詞

stark

stark /stɑː r k /形容詞～er ; ～est 1 〈場所建物などが〉殺風景な , さびれた , 荒涼とした (bare )▸ Tom stood in the stark cemetery .トムは荒涼とした墓地に立っていた 2 〈選択意見状態などが〉厳しい , 避けられない ; あからさまな ▸ the stark choice 避けられない選択 ▸ the stark reality 厳しい現実 3 〖名詞の前で〗まったくの , 完全な ; 明確な ▸ in stark contrast to A Aとまるきり対照的に ▸ stark differences 明確な差異 4 ｟古詩｠こわばった ; 〈死体などが〉硬直した .副詞比較なしまったく , まるで ▸ stark naked ｟くだけて｠素っ裸で [の ]▸ stark raving mad ｟英｠まったく気が狂って st á rk ness 名詞

starkers

st á rk ers 形容詞｟英くだけて｠〖be ～〗素っ裸で .

starkly

st á rk ly 副詞 1 くっきりと, はっきりと .2 露骨に, ありのままに .3 まったく .

starless

st á r less 形容詞星のない .

starlet

st á r let 名詞 C 1 売り出し中の新進女優 (｟男女共用｠rookie star ).2 小さな星 .

starlight

st á r l ì ght 名詞 U 星の光, 星明かり ▸ by starlight 星明かりで ▸ a starlight night 星月夜

starling

star ling /stɑ́ː r lɪŋ /名詞 C 〘鳥〙ホシムクドリ ; ムクドリ .

starlit

st á r l ì t 形容詞｟文｠星明かりの .

starry

star ry /stɑ́ːri /形容詞 1 〈空夜などが〉星の多い, 星の出ている ▸ a starry sky 星空 ▸ a starry night 星月夜 2 〈目などが〉星のように輝く (bright )▸ starry eyes きらきら輝く目 3 星形の, 星形で飾られた .4 星 (から )の ▸ starry lights 星の光

starry-eyed

st à rry- é yed 形容詞｟くだけて｠(何にでも )目を輝かせる ; 空想的な ; 夢を追っている .

starship

st á r sh ì p 名詞 C (恒星間 )宇宙船, スターシップ .

star-sixty-nine

st à r-sixty-n í ne st à r-six-n í ne 動詞他動詞｟話｠〈最後の通話相手〉に (＊, 6, 9を押して )折り返し電話をかける .

star-spangled

st á r-sp à ngled 形容詞星をちりばめた .St à r-Spangled B á nner 1 〖the ～〗米国国歌〘1814年Francis Scott Keyが作った愛国歌; 1931年国歌として採択された〙.2 星条旗〘米国国旗〙.

star(-)struck

st á r (-)str ù ck 形容詞｟米俗｠スターに夢中の, 妖（あや）しい魅力に心を奪われた .

star-studded

st á r-st ù d ded /-ɪd /形容詞スターがずらりと並ぶ ▸ a star-studded cast オールスターキャスト

START

START /stɑː r t /〖St rategic A rms R eduction T alks 〗名詞 U 戦略兵器削減交渉, スタート .

start

start /stɑː r t /〖語源は「跳ねる」〗(名 )starter コーパス頻度ランク start +名詞 ①work (↓他動詞 1 第2例; 6 第2例 )②career (↓他動詞 6 第1例 )③school (↓他動詞 6 第2例 )④business (↓他動詞 5a 第1例 )⑤car /engine (↓他動詞 4 第1例 )❢start は「…を始める」が基本の意の動詞 .「…し始める」の意で〖～ to do /doing 〗のかたちがよく用いられる (↓他動詞 1 語法 ; →begin 類義 ).動詞～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が〉〈仕事作業など〉を始める , やりだす ; 〖start to do /doing 〗…し始める , …しだす (→begin 類義 ; ↓語法 )▸ start working [to work ] at [╳from ] six 6時から仕事を始める ▸ start (work on ) a new film [album ]新しい映画 [アルバム ]の制作を始める ▸ I am starting to feel [╳feeling ] sick .気分が悪くなってきた (↓語法 )▸ We started playing together .僕たちは一緒に演奏を始めた語法 start to doとstart doing 1 どちらも同じように用いられるが, start to doの方が行為の開始を意識した表現であり, 行為そのものが継続しない場合もある. これに対しstart doingは通例ある程度継続する行為を示す (↑第4例 )▸ Jim started to say [╳saying ] something, but he changed his mind .ジムは何か言い始めたが, 気が変わってしまった 2 start to doの方が好まれる場合があるが, 用法はbeginの場合と同じ (→begin 他動詞 1 語法 (3 )).2 〈事火事など〉を (意図的に )起こす , 始めさせる , 発生させる (off ); 〖start A doing 〗Aに … させ始める ▸ start a rumour [fire, fight ](わざと )うわさを立てる [火を起こす, けんかを始める ]▸ I think he's trying to start trouble .彼は問題を起こそうとしているのだと思う ▸ One thing in particular started me wondering .特にある1つの事が僕を不思議に思わせ始めたコミュニケーション A: You started it! そっちが始めたんだろ [しかけたんだろ ].B: No! You did! 違うよ. そっちだろ .❢けんかなどの原因をさして. 主語はしかけた側の人 .3 «…で » 〈ある期間出来事など〉を始める (off ) «with , on » ▸ We always start the morning with a short meeting .我々の朝はいつも短い会議で始まる 4 〈機械車〉を運転させる , 始動させる , 動かす ▸ I can't start the computer [engine ].僕はそのコンピュータを起動できない [エンジンをかけられない ]5 a. 〈人が〉〈事業会社など〉を起こす , 始める , 起業する (up )▸ start (up ) a publishing business [a cooking class ]出版業 [料理教室 ]を始める b. 〈人物などが〉【事業旅などを】〈人〉に始めさせる (off, up ) «in , on » .6 〈新しい仕事〉を始める ; 〈学校大学〉へ上がる , 進学する ▸ He started his career as an actor in the 1970s .彼は1970年代に俳優としてのスタートを切った ▸ start college [work, school ] in Texas テキサスで大学に行き [働き, 学校に通い ]始める 7 〈人〉を先発出場させる ; 〈人競技〉をスタートさせる .8 〈部品など〉をゆるませる , はずす .9 ｟古｠〈人〉をびっくりさせる .10 〈酒など〉をたる [容器 ]から注ぎ出す .自動詞 1 a. 〖start (＋副詞 )〗〈人などが〉 «…に /…から » 開始する , し始める , 着手する (off, out ) (｟より書｠begin ) «on , in /with » ▸ start on the potatoes [the bedroom ]ポテト [寝室 ]からまず食べ [掃除し ]始める (≒｟ややくだけて｠get started on …; ↓成句 )▸ I don't know where to start .どこから手を付けていいのかわからない ▸ Would you like to start with a cocktail? まずはカクテルからいかがですか ▸ If you want to be truly bilingual, you must start young .本当にバイリンガルになりたかったら, 若いうちから始めないとだめだ (!このように形容詞を伴う場合もある:His shirt started off clean but by the end of the day was dirty. 彼のシャツは最初はきれいだったが, その日の終わりには汚れてしまった ) b. 〖start (off ) by doing 〗…することから始める [始まる ]▸ He started off by explaining what we had to do .彼は我々のすべき事を説明することから始めた c. 〈人が〉 «…として /場所で » 働き始める, (仕事に )行き始める «as /in » ; (学校に )通い始める , 進学する (out, off )▸ He started as a messenger boy but ended up owning the company .彼は使い走りから始めたが最後には自分の会社を持つまでになった ▸ Can you start on Monday? 月曜から仕事をしてもらえるかな 2 a. 〖start (＋副詞 )〗〈行事出来事などが〉始まる , 起こる (｟より書｠begin ) (!副詞は時間の表現 ) ▸ When will your course start ?講義はいつ始まるの?▸ The school starts in [╳from ] October in this state .この州では学校は10月に始まります ▸ The game starts at [╳from ] 8 p.m.午後8時より試合開始だ b. 〖start ＋副詞〗〈ある期間出来事などが〉 «…で » 始まる (off ) «with , in , on » (!副詞は状態の表現 ) ▸ Carl's problem started with his head injury .カールの問題は頭のけがが発端だった 3 〖start ＋副詞〗〈人乗り物などが〉 (ある方向へ )出発する , 歩き [動き ]始める (off, out ) (!副詞は起点を示すfromや方向を示すfor, across, upなど ) ▸ The security guard started after him .警備員は彼を追い始めた ▸ start for [╳to ] the station 駅に向かう ▸ start up the ladder はしごを上り始める 4 〈機械車が〉始動する , 動き出す ▸ His car wouldn't start .彼の車はどうしてもエンジンがかからなかった 5 a. 〖start ＋副詞〗(ある地点数量などから )始まる , 開始する (!副詞は主に起点の表現 ) ▸ The mountains start about 50 miles north of here .ここから約50マイル北から山岳地帯になる ▸ Rental charges start at $99 a week .レンタル料金は週99ドルからです ▸ “John ” starts with ‘J ’.ジョンという語はJから始まる b. 〖前置詞的に; ～ing A 〗A 〈ある時間〉から , Aより始まって ▸ starting next year [in 1999 ]来年 [1999年 ]以降 6 «…から » (思わず )飛び上がる «from » ; (恐怖などで ) «…に » びくっ [ぎょっ ]とする «at » (!命令形にしない ) ▸ She started when I touched her arm .僕が腕に触れたとき, 彼女は急にびくっとした 7 〈人が〉【試合に】先発メンバーとして出る «for » ; (レースに )出走する .8 〈液体涙などが〉勢いよく [急に ]出る ; 〈目が〉 (驚いて )飛び出しそうになる (up ).9 〈部品くぎなどが〉飛び出す , ゆるむ , はずれる .10 ｟話｠うるさいことを言い始める ▸ Don't (you ) start (with me ).｟主に英｠ぶつぶつ言うんじゃない be b á ck where one st à rted (失敗して )振り出しに戻る, 最初からやり直す .g è t st á rted ｟主に話｠【用事などを】始める «on, in » ▸ OK, let's get started .よし, では始めようか st à rt ag á in ｟英｠＝start (all ) over .st à rt (all ) ó ver ｟主に米｠(初めから )やり直す .st à rt b á ck 引き返す, 戻り始める .st à rt í n ｟主に米｠ «…を » 批判し始める, 不平を言い始める «on » .st à rt í n on A 1 ｟くだけて｠Aを食べ [やり ]始める .2 ｟主に米｠＝start on A .st à rt ó ff 1 ↑自動詞 3 .2 ↑自動詞 2 .3 ↑自動詞 1 .st à rt A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 «…を /…することを » A 〈人〉に始めさせる, 起こさせる ; 始める手助けをする «on /do ing » (!受け身にしない ) ▸ It was her death that started him off drinking .彼が飲酒を始めたのは彼女の死がきっかけだった 2 A 〈人〉を怒らせる, 笑わせる ▸ Don't try to contradict her ― you'll only start her off again .彼女に反論するなよ . また怒り始めるだけだよ st à rt ó n ｟くだけて｠【人に】文句を言い出す, 食ってかかる «about » , ｟英｠ «at » .st á rt on A 1 ｟くだけて｠A 〈人〉を攻撃 [襲撃 ]する ; 非難する .2 ↑自動詞 1 .st à rt ó ut 1 ↑自動詞 1 , 3 .2 «…することに » 乗り出す, 取り掛かる «to do » .st à rt A ó ut [ó ut A ]A 〈職業など〉を始める .st à rt A ó ver ｟主に米｠Aを (初めから )やり直す .st à rt s ó mething [á nything ]｟くだけた話｠ごたごたを引き起こす .st à rt ú p 1 〈機械車などが〉始動する .2 〈事が〉起きる ; 始まる ; 活発になる .3 (驚いて )立ち上がる ; 飛び起きる .4 〈人が〉働き [勉強し ]始める .st à rt A ú p [ú p A ]1 A 〈機械車など〉を始動させる, 動かす .2 A 〈事業会社など〉を始める, 起こす .3 A 〈事〉を起こす, 始めさせる .to st á rt with ｟話｠1 まず第一に (｟よりかたく｠to begin with )▸ To start with , I don't like jazz .そもそもジャズはきらいなんだ 2 最初は, 始めは (in the beginning )▸ We lived in a small apartment to start with .僕たちは最初は小さなアパートに住んでいた名詞複～s /-ts /1 C 〖通例単数形で〗 «…への » 出発 , スタート «to » ; 【活動などの】開始 , 始まり «of » ; 〖the ～〗開始 [出発 ]点 ▸ The company made a great start to the coming fiscal year .来たる次期会計年度に向け, その会社は快調なすべり出しを見せた ▸ at the start of the film [week ]映画 [週 ]の出だしに ▸ get (off to ) a good start いいスタートを切る ▸ His education gave him the best start in life .教育のおかげで彼は最高のかたちで人生の門出を迎えることができた ▸ I had doubts about him (right ) from the start .最初から僕は彼を怪しいと思っていた ▸ This could be the start of something big [new ].｟くだけて｠何かでかい [新しい ]事が起きるかもしれない 2 C 〖単数形で〗【事の】開始 , 着手 ; やり始める事 «on » ▸ make a start on the shopping 買い物を始める ▸ make a late [an early ] start ゆっくり [早めに ]取りかかる ▸ make a fresh start 新規まき直しをする 3 〖the ～〗(競走の )スタート地点 , スタートライン ; C スタートの合図 ▸ Runners were waiting at the start .ランナーたちはスタート地点で待っていた 4 C 〖通例単数形で〗 «…に対する » 有利な位置 [状況 ]; (ある時間距離の )先行 «on » ▸ I'll give you a ten-second start .君に10秒のハンデをあげよう ▸ get a head start on other students ほかの生徒の先を行く 5 C 〖通例～s 〗(参加した )レース , 競技 ▸ In eight starts, he's been on pole position five times .8回のレース中, 彼はポールポジションを5回獲得している 6 C 〖通例単数形で〗(驚きなどで )飛び上がること , びくっ [ぎょっ ]とすること ; ｟くだけて｠ぎょっとするような出来事 ▸ with a start びくっとして ▸ The noise gave me a start .その雑音は私をびっくりさせた 7 C 〖通例～s 〗新規事業 ; 始めたばかりの仕事 ; 新入り ▸ housing starts (一定期間内の )住宅着工件数 for a st á rt ｟くだけた話｠まず第一に, そもそも ▸ I don't like this car ―for a start , it's too big .この車は好きになれない . そもそも, 大きすぎるよ from st à rt to f í nish 始めから終わりまで, 徹頭徹尾 .it's a st á rt ｟話｠これからよくなるさ ; (今は )まだ始まったばかりだ ▸ He only plays in the minor league, but it's a start .彼はまだマイナーリーグでプレーしているが, これからが楽しみだ～́ d à te 出発 [開始 ]日 .

starter

start er /stɑ́ː r tə r /→start 名詞複～s /-z /C 1 (競走などの )スタート (合図 )係 , スターター ; (列車などの )発車係 ▸ under starter 's orders スタートの位置について 2 〖通例～s 〗開始する人 [物 ]; (競走などで )出発する人 [動物 , 自動車 ]; 競走参加者 ; 先発選手 ; 出走馬 .3 (車機械などの )始動機 [装置 ], スターター .4 ｟主に英｠(コース料理で )最初に出る料理 , 前菜 (appetizer )▸ What do you recommend as a starter ?前菜には何がお薦めですか 5 〘野球〙先発投手 .6 ｟くだけて｠〖a ～〗成功の見込みのある計画 [考え ].for st á rters ｟くだけて｠まず第1に, 皮切りに (to begin with, first of all ).～́ h ò me (経済的にも面積的にも手頃な )手始めに購入する家 .～́ k ì t 〘コンピュ〙スターターキット〘インターネットなどを始めるのに必要なソフトやライセンスのパッケージ〙.

starting

st á rt ing 名詞 U 出発, 開始 .～́ bl ò ck 〘陸上〙スターティングブロック .～́ g à te (競馬の )出走ゲート ; (スキーの )スターティングゲート .～́ l ì ne 〖the ～〗スタートライン (↔finish line ).～́ l ì ne-up (試合の )先発メンバー .～́ p ì tcher 先発ピッチャー .～́ p ò int (旅行議論などの )出発点, 起点 .～́ pr ì ce 1 ｟米｠(家車などの )最低価格 .2 ｟英｠(競馬などの )出走前の最終賭（か）け率 .

startle

star tle /stɑ́ː r t (ə )l /〖語源は「蹴（け）る」〗(形 )startling 動詞～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -tling 他動詞 1 〈人物事が〉〈人動物〉を (不意に )びっくりさせる , 驚かせる , はっとさせる (→surprise )▸ A sudden tap on my shoulder startled me .私は急に肩をたたかれてびっくりした 2 〈人〉をびっくりさせて [刺激して ] «…の状態に » させる «into (do ing ), out of » ▸ be startled into silence [out of one's sleep ]驚いて静まりかえる [目を覚ます ]自動詞〈人が〉はっと驚く , びっくりする .名詞 C はっとすること , 驚き ; はっとさせること .

startled

star tled /stɑ́ː r t (ə )ld /→startle 形容詞〖be ～〗 «…に /…して » びっくりする , はっとする «by, at /to do » ; 〖名詞の前で〗驚いた, びっくりした ▸ I was startled by [to hear ] a sudden knock at the door .突然ドアをノックする音に私はどきっとした (≒ A sudden knock at the door startled me. )▸ with a startled expression [cry ]驚きの表情を浮かべて [声をあげて ]

startling

star tling /stɑ́ː r tlɪŋ /→startle 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈事が〉はっと驚くような , びっくりさせるような , ショッキングな ▸ startling news [results ]驚くべき知らせ [結果 ]2 〈色が〉すごく鮮やかな .～ly 副詞びっくりする [させる ]ほどに .

start-up

st á rt- ù p 形容詞 (新事業企業の )立ち上げの .名詞 C (立ち上げたばかりの )新会社, 新規事業 .

starvation

star va tion /stɑː r véɪʃ (ə )n /→starve 名詞 U 1 飢餓 , 餓死 ▸ die of starvation 餓死する 2 ｟くだけて｠〖形容詞的に〗飢餓を生じさせるような ▸ starvation diet 断食ダイエット ▸ starvation wages 飢餓賃金〘まともな生活ができない低賃金〙

starve

starve /stɑː r v /〖語源は「死ぬ」〗(名 )starvation 動詞～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; starving 自動詞 1 〈人動物が〉餓死する ; 飢えに苦しむ ▸ starve to death 餓死する 2 «…を » 渇望 [切望 ]する «for » ▸ starve for affection 愛情に飢える 3 ｟主に英くだけた話｠〖be starving 〗(死にそうなほど )腹ぺこである , 空腹である (!｟主に米｠ではbe starved ) ▸ I'm starving . What's the lunch? おなかがぺこぺこだよ . お昼ご飯は何他動詞 1 〈人物事が〉〈人動物〉を餓死させる ; 飢えで弱らせる (out )▸ starve oneself 餓死する ; 絶食をする 2 〖通例 be ～d 〗 «…を » 渇望 [切望 ]する , (必要なだけ )与えられない «for » , ｟主に英｠ «of » ; 〖名詞と複合語を作って〗…不足な ▸ be starved for affection 愛情に飢えている ▸ be starved for funds 資金不足に陥る ▸ If the muscle is starved of oxygen, it will die .筋肉は酸素が欠乏すると壊死（えし）してしまう 3 〖～ A into doing 〗食糧 [資金 ]を断ってA 〈人〉を …させる ▸ starve the enemy into surrender (ing )敵を兵糧攻めで降伏させる st à rve A ó ut [ó ut A ]【場所から】A 〈人〉を兵糧攻めにして [飢えさせて ]追い出す «of » .

starving

st á rv ing 形容詞〖名詞の前で〗餓死しそうな, 飢えている ▸ the starving children in Africa 飢えに苦しんでいるアフリカの子供たち