asterisk
— Noun
– English
～ a star-shaped character * used in printing
asterisked
— Adjective
– English
～ marked with an asterisk; "the starred items"
asterism
— Noun
– English
～ (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)
asterism
— Noun
– English
～ (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
asterismal
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to asterisms or constellations
astern
— Adverb
– English
～ stern foremost or backward; "the steamer went astern at half speed"
astern
— Adverb
– English
～ at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
astern
— Adverb
– English
～ (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"
asternal
— Adjective
– English
～ not connected to the sternum or breastbone; "asternal ribs"
asteroid
— Adjective
– English
～ shaped like a star
Apollo asteroid
— Noun
– English
～ an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit
asteroid
— Noun
– English
～ any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
asteroidal
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or resembling an asteroid