Star - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field (syn: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, sensation, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard)
- any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
- an actor who plays a principal role (syn: lead, principal)
- a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
- a performer who receives prominent billing (syn: headliner)
- a star-shaped character * used in printing (syn: asterisk)
- the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
verb
- mark with an asterisk (syn: asterisk)
adjective
the starring role
Extra examples
They gazed up at the stars.
There are billions of stars in the universe.
I'm glad we didn't use the tent. It's so much nicer to sleep outside under the stars.
The restaurant was awarded four stars for excellence.
Critics give the movie three stars.
The new television series stars a famous movie actress.
He starred in both baseball and football when he was in college.
She starred for the basketball team last year.
This restaurant is starred in the guidebook.
...looking for star actors to play the leads...
His star set / waned.
Her star was rising.
She was born under a lucky star.
I lay on my back and looked up at the stars.
The sky was filled with stars.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: star
he/she/it: stars
present participle: starring
past tense: starred
past participle: starred
singular: star
plural: stars
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