Blood money () Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. |
Blood money () Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life |
Brittle star () Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea. |
Day-star (n.) The morning star |
Day-star (n.) The sun, as the orb of day. |
Dog Star () Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens |
Money (n.) A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government |
Money (n.) Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it |
Money (n.) In general, wealth |
Money (v. t.) To supply with money. |
Money-maker (n.) One who coins or prints money |
Money-maker (n.) One who accumulates money or wealth |
Money-making (n.) The act or process of making money |
Money-making (a.) Affording profitable returns |
Money-making (a.) Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim |
Sea star () A starfish, or brittle star. |
Star (n.) One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens |
Star (n.) The polestar |
Star (n.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny |
Star (n.) That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor. |
Star (n.) Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing |
Star (n.) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance. |
Star (n.) A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc. |
Star (v. t.) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies |
Star (v. i.) To be bright, or attract attention, as a star |
Star-blind (a.) Half blind. |
Star-chamber (n.) 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 |
Star-crossed (a.) Not favored by the stars |
Star-read (n.) Doctrine or knowledge of the stars |
Star-spangled (a.) Spangled or studded with stars. |
Sun star () See Sun star, under Sun. |
Water star grass () An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped blossoms. |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
money laundering | concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
starnose mole star-nosed mole Condylura cristata | amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose |
money cowrie Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
starfish sea star | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk |
brittle star brittle-star serpent star | an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc |
basket star basket fish | any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc |
feather star comatulid | free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms, found on muddy sea bottoms |
American flag Stars and Stripes Star-Spangled Banner Old Glory | the national flag of the United States of America |
cashbox money box till | a strongbox for holding cash |
money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
savings bank coin bank money box bank | a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home, the coin bank was empty |
star drill | a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry, it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows |
star topology star | the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub |
astrology star divination | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
Silver Star Medal Silver Star | a United States military decoration for gallantry in action |
Bronze Star Medal Bronze Star | a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) |
asterisk star | a star-shaped character * used in printing |
Star of David Shield of David Magen David Mogen David Solomon's seal | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles, an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
star chart | a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky |
The Star-Spangled Banner | a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of was set to music and adopted by Congress in as the national anthem of the United States |
star shell | an artillery shell containing an illuminant |
carambola star fruit | deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit, used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert |
Chinese anise star anise star aniseed | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine |
money market | a market for short-term debt instruments |
Star Chamber | a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments |
smart money | people who are highly experienced or who have inside information, the smart money said Truman would lose the election |
sign of the zodiac star sign sign mansion house planetary house | (astrology) one of equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
Minnesota Gopher State North Star State MN | a midwestern state |
Texas Lone-Star State TX | the second largest state, located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
binary star binary double star | a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation |
evening star Hesperus Vesper | a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky |
fixed star | any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion |
flare star | a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes |
giant star giant | a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) |
morning star daystar Phosphorus Lucifer | a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky |
multiple star | a system of three or more stars associated by gravity |
neutron star | a star that has collapsed under its own gravity, it is composed of neutrons |
Polaris North Star pole star polar star polestar | the brightest star in Ursa Minor, at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, the northern axis of the earth points toward it |
red dwarf red dwarf star | a small, old, relatively cool star, approximately times the mass of Jupiter |
red giant red giant star | a large, old, luminous star, has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun |
Sirius Dog Star Canicula Sothis | the brightest star in the sky, in Canis Major |
star | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior |
star | any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night |
variable star variable | a star that varies noticeably in brightness |
white dwarf white dwarf star | a faint star of enormous density |
money handler money dealer | a person who receives or invests or pays out money |
f ace adept champion sensation maven mavin virtuoso genius hotshot star superstar whiz whizz wizard wiza | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
co-star | one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film |