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— English words —

• asterism n. (Astronomy) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
• asterism n. A rarely used typographical symbol (⁂, three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention…
• asterism n. (Mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire)…

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Romanian
  • asterism n. Asterism.

— English words, defined in French —

• asterism n. (Astronomie) Astérisme.
• asterism n. (Minéralogie) Astérisme.
• asterism n. (Typographie) Astérisme.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• asterism s. Asterismo.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• asterism s. Asterismo.

34 English words from 4 English definitions

arranged as␣in asterisks Asterism Astronomy attention call constellation crystals exhibited figure forms group light Mineralogy pattern rarely reflected sapphire shaped small some star stars star␣sapphire symbol that three triangle typographical unofficial used used␣to visible

5 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

Astérisme Asterismo Astronomie Minéralogie Typographie

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

asterisms asterismal

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

catasterisms catasterismus

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

catasterism criticasterism schoolmasterism

27 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ast Ast AST -ast as't aster -aster aster- Eri. Eris ism ISM -ism RIs RIS R.I.S. R.␣I.␣S. Ste StE STE Ste. -ster -ster- ter TER ter- Teri

18 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ETs ETS ire IrE IRE Ire. MSI ret Ret. rets sir Sir SIR Sir. sire Siret TSA T(S/A)

10 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

Maestris maisters maistres misrates Reitsmas Ritsemas semistar semitars smarties St.␣Maries

45 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

amortises Aramitess asterisms atomisers ceramists disarmest distreams Ditmarses ersatzism First␣Mesa Gemarists Hiemstras instreams lamisters magisters maistries Mărășești marshiest Mashiters Masorites Massorite masteries masterjis mesotarsi misalters misassert misreacts misstater mistakers mistraces mistreats scimetars sectarism semirants semismart semistars semitaurs smarmiest smartsize S-matrixes smeariest sterigmas streamies swarmiest teratisms

50 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

AIRMETs Amsters arisest arsiest Artemis asteism imarets maestri Maestri Mairses maister maistre mariets Marists masrite massier masters Masters master's mastres matress mirates miseats misrate misseat misters Misters raisest Raismes Ramists ramsets Reitsma remasts Ritsema samites sarmies satires sea-rims semitar smartie smiters Stamers streams Streams tamises Temiars Ter␣Sami tirasse Triases tsarism

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

asterisc asterisk

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

asteism

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