star
IPA: stˈɑr
noun
- Any small, natural and bright dot appearing in the unobscured sky, especially in the night or twilight sky.
- (astronomy) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Depending on context the Sun may or may not be included.
- (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.
- (acting) An actor in a leading role.
- An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
- (Jamaica, MLE, African-American Vernacular) (by extension) A friend, a mate, a pal.
- (printing) An asterisk (*) or symbol (★).
- A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
- A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
- (astrology) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.
- A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.
- A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
- A surname.
- A female given name from English.
- A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.
- A hamlet in Shipham civil parish, Somerset, England.
- A work settlement in the Dyatkovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
- A village in the Maryovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
- A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, also known as Star of Markinch.
- A city in Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
- A small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Mills County, Texas.
- A hamlet in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
- A small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
- (UK, rail transport) Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
verb
- (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
- (transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
- (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk.
- (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
- (intransitive) To shine like a star.
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Examples of "star" in Sentences
- Stars twinkle on Christmas.
- The stars are ominous and foreboding.
- But the Gorge is the star of the park.
- In the ceiling, the stars are shining.
- Big Star is the naive cousin of The Big Time.
- But, since the planets aren't stars, the twinkling stars are normal.
- Mizar is the second star in from the end of the handle of the Big Dipper.
- The dim light of the stars simply does not have a chance to expose the film.
- He had to turn out all of the lights in the shuttle to even glimpse the stars.
- A huge amount of carbon soot accumulates in the upper atmosphere of such stars.
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