[{"word":"starburst","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The Milky Way will see a starburst in approximately 200,000,000 years."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(of a region of space) To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a starburst pattern.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To refract and sparkle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/starburst"]}]