starry : Idioms & Phrases


Starry ray

  • (Zoöl.), a European skate (Raita radiata); so called from the stellate bases of the dorsal spines.
Webster 1913

starry saxifrage

  • noun small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe
    Saxifraga stellaris; star saxifrage.
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starry-eyed

  • adjective satellite unrealistically or naively optimistic
    • a starry-eyed reformer
    • starry-eyed idealism
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