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# stardust

noun (stardust — uncountable)

«stardust» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) Dust made in old stars and spread in space when they die; the atoms in our bodies were made inside stars long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stardust/#m1)
2. (literary) A magical, dreamy or romantic quality, like sparkle or charm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stardust/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on space, «we are made of stardust» is a true idea: elements such as carbon, oxygen and iron in our bodies were made inside stars. In stories and songs, stardust means magic, glitter and dreams.

### Examples

- The iron in your blood was made in stars — you are stardust! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stardust/#x1)
- The spacecraft collected stardust from a comet's tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stardust/#x2)
- The fairy sprinkled stardust over the sleeping town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stardust/#x3)
- The singer had a bit of stardust about her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stardust/#x4)
- Scientists study stardust to learn how stars make new elements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stardust/#x5)
- The song says the night sky was full of stardust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stardust/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable; one word. A NASA mission called Stardust brought comet dust back to Earth in 2006.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stardust» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stardust/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stardust» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stardust.html) on Mova free.