starfish

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Synonyms: starkish, staffish, startish, star fish, tarnish, snarkish, starrise, dwarfish, sparkish, stablish, swartish

Antonyms: starkish, staffish, startish, star fish, tarnish, snarkish, starrise, dwarfish, sparkish, stablish, swartish

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q25349}} Any of various [[echinoderm]]s (not in fact [[fish]]) with usually five arms, many of which eat [[bivalve]]s or [[coral]]s by [[evert]]ing their [[stomach]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Any many-armed or tentacled sea invertebrate, whether [[cnidarian]], [[echinoderm]], or [[cephalopod]].
3. {{lb|en|slang}} A woman (or, less commonly, a gay man) who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lies on the back while spreading the limbs.
4. {{senseid|en|Q497}} {{lb|en|vulgar|slang|chiefly|pornography}} The [[anus#English:_Q497|anus]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To assume a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To form into a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish.

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