stardust

«stardust» in Mova's school dictionary: Dust made in old stars and spread in space when they die… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (stardust — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (science) Dust made in old stars and spread in space when they die; the atoms in our bodies were made inside stars long ago. tree →

2) (literary) A magical, dreamy or romantic quality, like sparkle or charm. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on space, «we are made of stardust» is a true idea: elements such as carbon, oxygen and iron in our bodies were made inside stars. In stories and songs, stardust means magic, glitter and dreams.

examples

• The iron in your blood was made in stars — you are stardust! tree →
• The spacecraft collected stardust from a comet's tail. tree →
• The fairy sprinkled stardust over the sleeping town. tree →
• The singer had a bit of stardust about her. tree →
• Scientists study stardust to learn how stars make new elements. tree →
• The song says the night sky was full of stardust. tree →

note

Uncountable; one word. A NASA mission called Stardust brought comet dust back to Earth in 2006.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stardust» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.