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I like to consider myself a star - a star, that when you look in the sky, it's always there. And on a clear night... a shooting star comes by, and get a little thrill, and you make a little wish. You need both types of stars, the shooting and the constant stars. The heavens include them all.
James Belushi

Meaning of "shooting star" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOOTING STAR

shooting star play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOOTING STAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shooting star is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOOTING STAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shooting Star

Shooting star is a common name for the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere, becoming a meteor. Shooting star may also refer to: ▪ Shooting Star Children's Hospice, a UK children's charity ▪ The Shooting Star, a 1942 Tintin adventure ▪ Shooting Star, a character from Marvel Comics ▪ The Shooting Star, the name of Racer X's car in Mach GoGoGo media ▪ Shooting Stars Award, annually presented to 10 young European actors at the Berlin International Film Festival ▪ Shooting Stars F.C., a Nigerian football club ▪ Shooting Star Casino in Minnesota ▪ Bay 101 Shooting Star, a World Poker Tour tournament ▪ Dodecatheon, a genus of herbaceous flowering plants ▪ A professional wrestling aerial technique ▪ An algorithm for calculating the shortest path in a graph ▪ Shooting star, pattern ▪ Hypervelocity Star, a type of star that moves at unusually high velocities across the galaxy...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOOTING STAR

shooter
shootie
shooting
shooting box
shooting brake
shooting gallery
shooting guard
shooting incident
shooting iron
shooting lodge
shooting match
shooting party
shooting practice
shooting range
shooting script
shooting spree
shooting stick
shooting war
shooting-down
shootist

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOOTING STAR

binary star
blazing star
child star
dark star
double star
dwarf star
evening star
falling star
film star
guest star
media star
Michelin star
morning star
movie star
pole star
pop star
radio star
rising star
rock star
star
variable star

Synonyms and antonyms of shooting star in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shooting star» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOOTING STAR

Find out the translation of shooting star to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shooting star from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shooting star» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

流星
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrella fugaz
570 millions of speakers

English

shooting star
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शूटिंग स्टार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اطلاق النار نجم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Падающая звезда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estrela cadente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উল্কা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étoile filante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menembak bintang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sternschnuppe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

流れ星
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슈팅 스타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bintang sinetron
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngôi sao băng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படப்பிடிப்பு நட்சத்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उल्का
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kayan yıldız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stella cadente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spadająca gwiazda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

падаюча зірка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stea căzătoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεφταστέρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verskietende ster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stjärnfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shooting star
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shooting star

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOOTING STAR»

The term «shooting star» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.123 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOOTING STAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shooting star» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shooting star» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shooting star

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3 QUOTES WITH «SHOOTING STAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shooting star.
1
James Belushi
I like to consider myself a star - a star, that when you look in the sky, it's always there. And on a clear night... a shooting star comes by, and get a little thrill, and you make a little wish. You need both types of stars, the shooting and the constant stars. The heavens include them all.
2
Jimmy Fallon
I wanted to be the next Dana Carvey. This was my ultimate goal. If I ever cut into a birthday cake and made a wish, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I threw a coin into a fountain, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I saw a shooting star, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.'
3
Sojourner Truth
I am not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOTING STAR»

Discover the use of shooting star in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shooting star and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shooting Star
A gritty, witty, and eloquent youngadult debut, Shooting Star takes on the sports headlines and brings to the page a young man whose drive is about to make his life spiral out of control.
Fredrick L. McKissack, 2009
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Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star
Follows the crew of the spaceship Bebop--ex-gangster Spike Spiegel, ex-cop Jet Black, amnesiac Faye Valentine, genius child Ed, and the dog Ein--as their work as bounty hunters places them in the midst of a mafia battle.
Cain Kuga, Hajime Yadate, Owen Thomas, 2003
3
Alice's Shooting Star
Middle sister Alice helps her family recognize that her exuberant younger sister Rosie's accounts of her day are creative stories rather than lies.
Tim Kennemore, 2009
4
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
Classified "Restricted", the manual was recently declassified and is here reprinted in book form. This affordable facsimile has been reformatted and color images appear in black and white.
United States Air Force, 2007
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Beacon fire and shooting star: the literary culture of the ...
This book is devoted to contextualizing the literary culture of this era--not only the literary works themselves but also the physical process of literary production such as the copying and transmitting of texts; activities such as book ...
Xiaofei Tian, 2007
6
Shooting Star
Emily was playing a computer game about the stars and planets when the power cuts out. With the power out she wona t be able to finish her game. Gran shows her that she doesna t have to play computer games to look at the stars.
Jenny Giles, 1998
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Shooting Star
THE STORY: Snowed in overnight at a middle-America airport, college lovers Elena Carson and Reed McAllister have an unexpected and life-altering reunion.
Steven Dietz, 2010
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HITCH YOUR WAGON TO A SHOOTING STAR: The True Story of a ...
HITCH YOUR WAGON TO A SHOOTING STAR is a self-help book for all survivors of brain injuries (slight or severe) to help them put their lives back on track.The book tells a survivor's true story of how she came full circle in her recovery ...
NANCY LEE PARKER, M.S., C.R.C., 2011
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Shooting Star
California bad man, Jack Powers and his bandits establish the upper hand against Andrew Jackson Sinnickson as he gets involved in the first ever California cattle drive
Brock Thoene, Bodie Thoene, 1993
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Shooting Star
Quyen was the star of the basketball team at Nellie McClung Middle School until she had a fight with her coach. Now she must play for a local bantam team, and she's not sure she likes it.
Cynthia Bates, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOOTING STAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shooting star is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wishing on a shooting star in Japan with man-made meteors
Fancy a meteor shower racing across the night sky to mark your birthday? One Japanese start-up is hoping to deliver shooting stars on demand and ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
2
Hill - Britain's teenage shooting star
The bubbly 17-year-old -- who when she is not shooting skeets (clay pigeons) for fun is training to be a beautician -- added the European Games title to the ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
3
Simon Cowell appointed vice-president of Shooting Star Chase
"I hope my ongoing role will encourage others to get involved - the support Shooting Star Chase receive really does make a difference to the care they can ... «Your Local Guardian, May 15»
4
2015 NBA All-Star Weekend: Complete Schedule for Shooting Stars
Atlanta is also represented by the legend of Dominique Wilkins, as 'Nique will be shooting with Miami Heat big man Chris Bosh and New York Liberty star Swin ... «Peachtree Hoops, Feb 15»
5
Hawks' Millsap replaces Pelicans' Davis in Degree Shooting Stars
The Degree® Shooting Stars features four teams composed of one current NBA player, one current WNBA player and an NBA legend competing in a two-round, ... «NBA.com, Feb 15»
6
Inside The NBA: Shooting Stars Challenge
TNT will exclusively televise the Degree® Shooting Stars, which features four teams composed of one current NBA player, one current WNBA player and an ... «NBA.com, Feb 15»
7
Consistency eludes Senators in loss to shooting Stars
Ottawa Senators centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau (44) knocks Dallas Stars right wing Ales Hemsky (83) into the bench during the first period. LM Otero / AP. «Ottawa Citizen, Jan 15»
8
Miley Cyrus co-hosts 'Shooting Stars' opening night
On Friday, a crush of guests got a sneak peek at these unique, often ingenious, photographs at W Magazine's preview of “Shooting Stars,” now on view at the old ... «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»
9
Shooting Star: Stephen Curry
Some people might still debate it. Yes, it's still early in his career. But there is a valid - more than valid - case for the fact that Golden State Warriors guard ... «Men's Fitness, Jan 15»
10
Geminid meteor shower spectacular: 13 nights of shooting stars to …
THE Geminid meteor shower is one of the most anticipated events in the stargazing calendar as more than 100 shooting stars per hour are set to sparkle in the ... «Express.co.uk, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Shooting star [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shooting-star>. May 2024 ».
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