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Starr

Definition: Starr

Starr

Noun

1. Rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Starr" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)


Synonyms: Starr

Synonyms: Richard Starkey (n), Ringo Starr (n). (additional references)
Synonym by domain: Starr-Edwards ball valve prosthesis (medicine).

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Specialty Definition: Starr, South Carolina

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Starr is a town located in Anderson County, South Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 173.

Geography


Starr is located at 34°22'41" North, 82°41'38" West (34.377983, -82.693870)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 173 people, 74 households, and 50 families residing in the town. The population density is 45.1/km² (116.8/mi²). There are 82 housing units at an average density of 21.4/km² (55.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 94.22% White, 3.47% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. 2.89% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 74 households out of which 24.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% are married couples living together, 5.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% are non-families. 27.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.34 and the average family size is 2.82. In the town the population is spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.8 males. The median income for a household in the town is $34,167, and the median income for a family is $41,875. Males have a median income of $27,250 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,350. 29.6% of the population and 25.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 46.3% are under the age of 18 and 18.5% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Starr, South Carolina."

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Crosswords: Starr

Non-English Usage: "Starr" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (fixed, fossilized, glassy, inelastic, inflexible, intransigent, numb, paralyzed, petrified, procrustean, rigid, rigidly, set, stiff, torpid, torpidly, unblinking), Manx (process), Scottish (shove), Swedish (cataract, sedge).

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Modern Usage: Starr

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

The Legend of Jud Starr (1967)

Blaze Starr Goes Wild (1960)

Starr and Company (1958)

Son of Belle Starr (1953)

Reporter Brenda Starr (1945)

Song Titles

It Don't Come Easy (performing artist: Ringo Starr)

Oh My My (performing artist: Ringo Starr)

You're Sixteen (performing artist: Ringo Starr)

Honey Don't (performing artist: Ringo Starr)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Starr

DomainTitle

Books

  • Truth at Any Cost: Ken Starr and the Unmaking of Bill Clinton (reference)

  • Sadie Starr Presents Beading With Seed Beads Gem Stones and Cabochons (reference)

  • Referral from Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr in Conformity with the Requirements of Title 28,: Communication from Kenneth W. Starr, Independent (reference)

  • The Starr Report: Substantial and Credible Information [ABRIDGED] (reference)

  • The Starr Report Disrobed (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • The Best of Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band So Far... (reference)

  • Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Starr

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(Hasler, Chesters, Griswold, Pierce, Palaniappan, Manyin, Summey, Starr,Kenitzer, & de La Beaujardière, Laboratory forAtmospheres, NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center). Credit: NASA.

1 Stethojulis casturi Gunther 2 Stethojoulis bandanensis (Bleeker) 3 Leptojulis pardalis Kner. In: "The Fishes of Samoa", by David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 25, 1905. P. 455, Plate XLV. Credit: Fisheries.

1 Platyglossus marginatus (Ruppell) 2 Platyglossus flos-corallis Jordan & Seale 3 Halichoeres centiquadrus (Lacepede). In: "The Fishes of Samoa", by David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 25, 1905. P. 455, Plate XLVI. Credit: Fisheries.

Flying off the DAVID STARR JORDAN in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Credit: Flying With NOAA.

MD500 helicopter secured on flight deck of the DAVID STARR JORDAN. Credit: Flying With NOAA.

Line drawing of the DAVID STARR JORDAN by Charles R. Hitz. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Viewing ports on bow of DAVID STARR JORDAN. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ship DAVID STARR JORDAN - the finished product. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Looking over the bow of the NOAA Ship McARTHUR at the NOAA Ship DAVID STARR JORDAN at Puntarenas. Credit: Small World.

Arturo Iabarra, NRCS District Conservationist, Rio Grande City, TX, discusses NRCS assistance with Starr County landowner who grows honeydew melons, which are in the harvest stage. [Slide 97CS3025]. Credit: Ken Hammond.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Starr

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Belgium

Rates are available from the U.S. Commercial Service at the Embassy or from the publisher: David Starr, Computerware, Avenue de la Fauconnerie 60, 1170 Brussels, Belgium, Tel: +32/2 660-54-68, Fax: +32/2 672-77-49. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Starr

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

Let's ask Richard Mellon Scaife, Ken Starr, Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork, John Ashcroft and Ed Meese if they think the Democrats don't have a destruction machine.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Starr

"Starr" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 97.30% of the time. "Starr" is used about 74 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)97.3%7239,377
Noun (singular)2.7%2245,945
                    Total100.00%74N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Starr

The following table summarizes the usage of "Starr" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
StarrFirst name Female4,0001,648
StarrLast name11,0001,116
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: Starr


1. Starr, SC (town, FIPS 68875)
Location: 34.37713 N, 82.69576 W
Population (1990): 164 (75 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 29684
Country: USA

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Expressions: Starr

Expressions using "Starr": Ringo Starr ♦ Starr County ♦ Starr School. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "Starr": Starr-weiner.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Starr

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

gang starr

763

bart starr

43

ringo starr

570

shavonna starr

43

starr

231

kay starr

39

ryan starr

192

monica starr

33

starr crest resort

176

ken starr

33

elizabeth starr

145

atlantic starr lyrics

32

fredro starr

145

starr tour

31

atlantic starr

144

ricky starr

28

starr report

91

the starr foundation

27

allanah starr

86

iopus starr

27

blaze starr

83

teri starr

25

judy starr

82

charmane starr

24

belle starr

70

commonwealth starr

24

edwin starr

68

mike starr

23

brenda starr

64

always atlantic lyrics starr

22

gang ownerz starr

61

lyrics ringo starr

22

starr brenda k

60

kinnie starr

22

gang lyrics starr

53

sally starr

21

kenneth starr

53

ringo starr picture

20

singer starr

48

bill starr

19
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Starr

Language Translations for "Starr"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

Starr-Edwards'hjerteklapprotese (Starr-Edwards ball valve prosthesis). (various references)

   

German

  

Starr-Edwards-Prothese (Starr-Edwards ball valve prosthesis). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arrstay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Starr

Derivations

Words beginning with "Starr": starred, starrier, starriest, starring, starry. (additional references)

Words containing "Starr": costarred, costarring, instarred, instarring, postarrest. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Starr" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Staer, Starpro, sterr, sturr. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Starr

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-r-r-s-t"

-1 letter: arts, rats, star, tars, tsar.

-2 letters: ars, art, ras, rat, sat, tar, tas.

-3 letters: ar, as, at, ta.

 Words containing the letters "a-r-r-s-t"
 

+1 letter: arrest, rarest, raster, raters, rostra, sartor, starer, starry, tarres, terras.

 

+2 letters: armrest, arrests, artsier, barrets, barters, carrots, carters, craters, darters, errants, erratas, fraters, garrets, garters, graters, kraters, martyrs, mortars, orators, parrots, praters, rafters, ranters, raptors, rasters, ratters, restart, retards, retears, ritards, roaster, rostral, sartors, serrate, smarter, starers, starker, starred, starter, starver, strafer, strayer, tarries, tarsier, tartars, tearers, tracers, traders, trocars.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Spoken 		9. Usage Frequency
10. Names: Frequency
11. Cities
12. Expressions 		13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Derivations
16. Anagrams 		17. Bibliography


  

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