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star-shaped

American  
[stahr-sheypt] / ˈstɑrˌʃeɪpt /

adjective

  1. of the shape of or like a star.

  2. Mathematics. starlike.


Etymology

Origin of star-shaped

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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In addition to Yoshi, theaters are selling $45 star-shaped Luma buckets, which light up and come in several colors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

They include Lumas - glowing star-shaped characters that players encounter throughout the game.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

At Socrates, examples include “A Sea In-MOTION,” a star-shaped assemblage of bamboo fences by the Pioneers Go East Collective; and Natalia Nakazawa’s part-buckyball, part-yurt “Dome Cartographies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee features coconut ice cream with swirls of caramel and red, white and blue star-shaped sprinkles.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024

His one eye was shut and the other was a star-shaped hole.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien