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As verbs the difference between question and unstar

is that question is to ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information while unstar is to remove a star from.

As a noun question

is a sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

question

English

(wikipedia question)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
  • * , chapter=4
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions' during my yarn, but every ' question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}
  • A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
  • A doubt or challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter.
    • The story is true beyond question .
    He obeyed without question .
  • * Bible, John iii. 25
    • There arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • It is to be to question , whether it be lawful for Christian princes to make an invasive war simply for the propagation of the faith.
  • A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
  • interrogation by torture
  • * Macaulay
    • The Scottish privy council had power to put state prisoners to the question .
  • (obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
    • Made she no verbal question ? Shakespeare King Lear ca. 1606

    Synonyms

    * inquiry, enquiry, query, subject, topic, problem, issue, consideration, interrogation, doubt, motion, proposition, proposal

    Derived terms

    * a question of * begging the question * beyond question * bonus question * call into question * chicken-or-egg question * closed-ended question * cross-question * essay question * federal question * in question * indirect question * frequently asked questions/FAQ * leading question * loaded question * multiple-choice question * no questions asked * open question * open-ended question * out of the question * pop the question * previous question * questionable * questionist * questionless * questionnaire * question mark * question-master * question sheet * question time * reverse question * rhetorical question * scaled question * tag question * toss-up question * West Lothian question * yes-no question

    Related terms

    * query * quest

    Verb

  • To ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • He that questioneth much shall learn much.
  • To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
  • (obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I pray you, think you question with the Jew.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * questioner

    See also

    * answer * ask * interrogative

    References

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    unstar

    English

    Verb

    (unstarr)
  • To remove a star from.
  • * 2014 , Sandeep Rawat, Getting Started with Review Board
    • If you want to unstar the review request, just click on the star icon again.
  • (transitive, UK, politics) To demote a question from an oral one to a written one (because oral questions are conventionally marked with a star on the Order of Business in the House of Commons).