Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
asterisk . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
asterisk .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word asterisks.
Examples
-
* asterisks for emphasis* BIG CAPITAL LETTERS clumsy reference to unrelated credible band hahahahahahhaaha * more asterisks* MORE CAPITALS horible, like, syntax lazerlife | 15 Jan
-
Replacing a few letters with asterisks is not a valid workaround.
-
Busy Mom -- I do try to keep the language here on the mild side but am sometimes intemperate and don't believe in asterisks or euphemisms.
Put It Where You Want It Roger Sutton 2009
-
More like those crazy little digital ones that are sometimes known as asterisks… next to your names, after the jump!
-
Asterisks for ones you really loved (more asterisks is of course more love!
-
I’ll take out vowels and put in asterisks instead and then I’ll be safe, won’t I?)
One of these days… 2003
-
What follows after the asterisks is the original post.
Archive 2006-09-01 Ann Althouse 2006
-
The three with the asterisks are the boyfriends of the women who died in the fire.
Some by Fire Pawson, Stuart 1999
-
The asterisks were a sham -- there was nothing to leave out.
The Muse's Tragedy 1899
-
The asterisks were a sham — there was nothing to leave out.
The Muse's Tragedy 1899
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.