Meaning: Starfish stay attached to the rocks where they live.
Choice of Words: Starfish, also known as sea stars, have tube feet that allow them to cling to rocks and other surfaces. "Cling" conveys their ability to hold on tightly.
Alternative Expressions
Starfish hug their rocky homes.
Meaning: Starfish live on rocks and hold onto them like a hug.
Choice of Words:Hug means to hold something close to you. Rocky means made of rock. Homes are places where animals live. When you put them together, "Starfish hug their rocky homes" means that starfish hold onto rocks where they live, like a hug.
Starfish stay put on their rocky houses.
Meaning: Starfish live on rocks and don't move around much.
Choice of Words:Stay put means to stay in one place. Rocky means made of rock. Houses are places where animals live. When you put them together, "Starfish stay put on their rocky houses" means that starfish live on rocks and don't move around much.