Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

(intransitive) To assume a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish. / (transitive) To form into a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish.

plural of starfish

present participle of starfish

simple past tense and past participle of starfish

(Britain, vulgar, slang) The anus.

plural of chocolate starfish

(UK, historical, World War II) Any of the decoy cities built in the British countryside and set on fire during nearby bombing raids to divert German bombers away from their intended targets.

plural of Starfish site

Synonym of sea star-associated densovirus