Dictionary Entry
asterisk
asterisk is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The figure of a star, thus, /, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having a special character. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses
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- 1noun
The figure of a star, thus, /, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having a special character.
- 2noun
a star-shaped character * used in printing
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- 3verb
mark with an asterisk
"Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
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