shooting star
Use Shooting star in a sentenceshooting star
noun
1.
meteor ( def 1b ).
2.
Also called American cowslip, prairie pointer. any of several North American plants of the genus Dodecatheon, especially D. meadia, having pink or white flowers with reflexed petals and stamens forming a pointed beak.
Origin:
1585–95
1585–95
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Shooting star
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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shooting star  (sh 'tĭng) Pronunciation Key
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Also called a shooting star or falling star methane: noun: chemical compound that is the basic ingredient of natural gas.
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