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1.nounA violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.
2.nounA symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
3.nounA region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
4.nounA period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation."The Milky Way will see a starburst in approximately 200,000,000 years."
5.verb(of a region of space) To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.
6.verbTo explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.
7.verbTo make a starburst pattern.
8.verbTo refract and sparkle.