Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Charm or attractiveness that stems from celebrity and tends to forestall criticism.
- noun A dreamlike, romantic, or uncritical sense of well-being.
- noun Dust formed in very hot gasses ejected from stellar atmospheres or in supernova explosions.
- noun A cluster of stars too distant to be seen individually, resembling a dimly luminous cloud of dust. Not in scientific use.
- noun Minute particles of matter that fall to Earth from the stars. Not in scientific use.
- idiom (have stardust in (one's) eyes) To be uncritically or unrealistically optimistic.
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- noun Particles of
matter that fall from thestars down toEarth ; often usedidiomatically to suggest afanciful ordreamlike quality. - noun informal, dated, astronomy A
distant cluster ofstars , resembling acloud , the individual stars of which cannot be resolved.
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- noun a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality
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Examples
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Welner added that Khadr is also something of a "rock star" among inmates due to his al Qaeda family connections, and glistens with the "stardust" of having met Osama bin Laden.
Daphne Eviatar: U.S. Government Witness Testifies Gitmo Prisoner's Religiosity Makes Him Dangerous Daphne Eviatar 2010
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Welner added that Khadr is also something of a "rock star" among inmates due to his al Qaeda family connections, and glistens with the "stardust" of having met Osama bin Laden.
Daphne Eviatar: U.S. Government Witness Testifies Gitmo Prisoner's Religiosity Makes Him Dangerous Daphne Eviatar 2010
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Welner added that Khadr is also something of a "rock star" among inmates due to his al Qaeda family connections, and glistens with the "stardust" of having met Osama bin Laden.
Daphne Eviatar: U.S. Government Witness Testifies Gitmo Prisoner's Religiosity Makes Him Dangerous Daphne Eviatar 2010
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If you'd like to collect a little "stardust" of your own, then this weekend is a great opportunity to actually view Comet 81P Wild 2!
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: January 15-17, 2010 | Universe Today 2010
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Action/Adventure, Comic Book/Superhero, Comic Conventions, Comic-Con, Kick-Ass, Matthew-Vaughn reign from the guy who made "stardust" ...who cares? flashzh i was worried that this movie was going to be a disaster. guess not. you'll definitely see me at the midnight release for Kick-Ass.
Comic-Con: Kick Ass Footage and Q&A with Matthew Vaughn and Cast | /Film 2009
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I guess there must be a special kind of stardust glow that Obama sprinkles around on his acolytes.
A Cauliflower By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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Spelling, who micromanages down to the actresses 'hair and Nolan Miller wardrobe, was looking for "stardust" (read: gold dust) from almost a thousand models and actors who auditioned.
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Iv been hearing rumers of the second cloverfield trailor being attached to "stardust".
1-18-08.com - Photo #6 Dennis 2007
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Our body is to a large part constructed from "stardust": the elements besides hydrogen which build our cells have been formed in the interior of stars in nuclear reactions, which form a continuation of the processes taking place in our sun.
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The Prime Minister was accused of attempting to sprinkle showbiz "stardust" over his Cabinet reshuffle last week - necessitated by a series of ministerial resignations - by appointing Sir Alan as an aide.
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treeseed commented on the word stardust
Bat Masterson was a Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry. His horse was Stardust.
February 1, 2008
sionnach commented on the word stardust
Ooh, we had Bat Masterson in Ireland when I was growing up. It used to be on Wednesday nights, after 'Petticoat Junction'. The Virginian was on Friday nights, right after 'Katie the Farmer's Daughter'.
February 1, 2008