1.To mark with an asterisk.
2.The gear stands for anything you want it to stand for.
3.not marked with an asterisk.
4.A star-shaped figure(*) used in printing to indicate an omission or a reference to a footnote.
星号，
星标印刷中用以表示省略或参见脚注的
星号（＊）
5.The asterisked questions may be omitted
6.An asterisk used to indicate an unattested sound, affix, or word.
7.Articles marked by an asterisk are optional reading.
8.The wild cards are represented here by asterisks.
9.asterisk a word that requires a footnote
10.The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.
