shooting star
A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning…A meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
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Meaning
3 sensesA meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
Sternschnuppe
па́дающая звезда́pádajuščaja zvezdá
па́даюча зі́ркаpádajuča zírka
a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America.
The flowering plant Primula meadia (synonym Dodecatheon meadia).
Any of several wild flowering plants in the genus Primula (synonym Dodecatheon), mostly found in Western North America.
Forms
plural: shooting stars| Singular | shooting star |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode:meteor
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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