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. |
Dining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dine |
Dining (n. & a.) from Dine, a. |
Dog Star () Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens |
Fine (superl.) Finished |
Fine (superl.) Aiming at show or effect |
Fine (superl.) Nice |
Fine (superl.) Not coarse, gross, or heavy |
Fine (superl.) Not gross |
Fine (superl.) Not coarse |
Fine (superl.) Not thick or heavy |
Fine (superl.) Thin |
Fine (superl.) Made of fine materials |
Fine (superl.) Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition |
Fine (superl.) (Used ironically.) |
Fine (a.) To make fine |
Fine (a.) To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc. |
Fine (a.) To change by fine gradations |
Fine (n.) End |
Fine (n.) A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute |
Fine (n.) A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal. |
Fine (n.) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease. |
Fine (n.) To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law |
Fine (v. i.) To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b). |
Fine (v. t.) To finish |
Gourmet (n.) A connoisseur in eating and drinking |
Post-fine (n.) A duty paid to the king by the cognizee in a fine of lands, when the same was fully passed |
Restaurant (n.) An eating house. |
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. |
fine-tooth comb fine-toothed comb | a method of examining in minute detail, he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes |
dining | the act of eating dinner |
starnose mole star-nosed mole Condylura cristata | amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose |
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 |
art fine art | the products of human creativity, works of art collectively, an art exhibition, a fine collection of art |
dining area | an area arranged for dining, they put up tents for the dining area |
dining car diner dining compartment buffet car | a passenger car where food is served in transit |
dining-hall | a large room at a college or university, used especially for dining |
dining room diningoom | a room used for dining |
dining table board | a table at which meals are served, he helped her clear the dining table, a feast was spread upon the board |
fine-tooth comb fine-toothed comb | a comb with teeth set close together |
restaurant eating house eating place eatery | a building where people go to eat |
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 |
fine arts beaux arts | the study and creation of visual works of art |
small print fine print | material printed in small type, he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print |
Master of Fine Arts MFA | a master's degree in fine arts |
Doctor of Fine Arts | an honorary degree in fine arts |
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) |
fine print small print | the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type, don't sign a contract without reading the fine print |
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 |
restaurant chain | a chain of restaurants |
Star Chamber | a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments |
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 |