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starfish - use in sentences
Converse of object
- find: After we went swimming we went to the sands of sound and we found two starfish and after that we started to find shells.
- include: The stencil includes a starfish, a seahorse, two types of shell and a scroll border pattern.
- sponge: Marine Life There are several reefs scattered around with urchins, sponges, starfish, octopus qnd many species of reef fish.
- see: We did see starfish, crabs, lobster, dead man's fingers, sponges and tube anemones and a few small fish.
- strand: He asks why she bothers, when the beach is so long and the stranded starfish innumerable.
- eat: I've heard these ones are the cheetahs of the starfish family because they move fast and eat other starfish.
Adjective modifier
- common: DISTINGUISHING FEATURES The common starfish is normally pale brown, occasionally blue or purple, with a rough texture.
- bright: Bright red starfish, giant predatory worms, huge sea spiders and many other bizarre creatures are extremely sensitive to global change.
- red: See them devouring their favorite food: the red starfish.
- spiny: For example, this is the only place in England where the spiny starfish is found.
- few: A few odd starfish were relocated in the sea and a surprising amount of coal was found.
- small: Occasionally we'd find something interesting, like a clam or small starfish.
Modifies a noun
- shape: It has a starfish shape radiating six ridges with deep glaciated valleys.
- cottage: Starfish Cottage - Falmouth - Sleeps 4 - two-bedroom, terraced cottage on the private Pendra Loweth estate.
- pattern: Soane's design includes high vaulted ceilings with his signature starfish pattern.
- family: I've heard these ones are the cheetahs of the starfish family because they move fast and eat other starfish.
Noun used with modifier
- thorn: There is some dead coral, partly due to high sea temperatures and partly due to crown of thorns starfish.
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