Asterisk
WordNet
noun
(1) A star-shaped character * used in printing
verb
(2) Mark with an asterisk
"Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< < , diminutive of ; see aster.
Noun
- Symbol (*), used to highlight a particular word or sentence, often to indicate a footnote.
- A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
- They came into the tournament highly ranked, but with a little bit of an asterisk as their last two wins had been unconvincing.
- Alternate of Asteriscus.
- A wildcard symbol.