WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
star•like
(stär′līk′),USA pronunciation adj.
- of the shape of or like a star.
- shining like a star.
- MathematicsAlso, star-shaped. (of a set with respect to a point) having the property that the line segment connecting a given point and any other point in a region lies completely within the region.
- star + -like 1585–95
'starlike' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
asterisk
- asterism
- asteroid
- frostflower
- golden stars
- hexagram
- mullet
- potato vine
- pyxie
- quasar
- sphery
- star grass
- star sapphire
- star-nosed mole
- star-of-Bethlehem
- star-shaped
- starflower
- starred
- uraniscus