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 |
Screen (n.) Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger |
Screen (n.) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like. |
Screen (n.) A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc. |
Screen (n.) A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like. |
Screen (v. t.) To provide with a shelter or means of concealment |
Screen (v. t.) To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable |
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. |
screen pass | a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers |
screen test | a filmed audition of an actor or actress |
smoke screen smokescreen | an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure, requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures |
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 |
active matrix screen | a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers, there is a separate circuit for each pixel |
American flag Stars and Stripes Star-Spangled Banner Old Glory | the national flag of the United States of America |
background desktop screen background | (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear |
blind screen | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight, they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet |
computer screen computer display | a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user |
fire screen fireguard | a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) |
light filter diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
rood screen | a screen in a church, separates the nave from the choir or chancel |
screen | a protective covering consisting of netting, can be mounted in a frame, they put screens in the windows for protection against insects, a metal screen protected the observers |
screen cover covert concealment | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something, a screen of trees afforded privacy, under cover of darkness, the brush provided a covert for game, the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background |
screen | partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space |
screen CRT screen | the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathodeay tube |
screen silver screen projection screen | a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing |
screen door screen | a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting, used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door, he heard the screen slam as she left |
screen saver | (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time, screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long |
sieve screen | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles |
silkscreen silk screen print serigraph | a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil |
smoke screen smokescreen | (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements |
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 |
touch screen touchscreen | a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen |
wide screen | a projection screen that is much wider than it is high |
window screen | screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window |
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 |
screen memory | an imagined memory of a childhood experience, hides another memory of distressing significance |
silver screen | the film industry |
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) |
screen font raster font | the font that is displayed on a computer screen, when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed |
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 |
filmdom screenland screen | the personnel of the film industry, a star of stage and screen |
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 |