star-shaped

[ stahr-sheypt ]

adjective

1. of the shape of or like a star.
2. Mathematics. starlike ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of star-shaped¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Think of the toddler's classic hammer-and-bench toy, with square, circular, triangular and star-shaped wooden pegs that can each only fit in the correspondingly shaped hole in the bench.

From Science Daily

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

From Salon

His approach tethers DNA probes dubbed "Inverse Molecular Sentinels" to the points of star-shaped gold nanoparticles.

From Science Daily

One creature that caused a “lot of head-scratching” is a star-shaped animal, about a centimeter across, but researchers have not managed to identify it, Dr. Rogers said.

From New York Times

Six years later after her murder, Bee found the same underground lab and the star-shaped weapon used to stab Annie to death.

From Salon