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ADJECTIVE | 1 | star, leading, prima, starring, stellar | Indicating the most important performer or role |
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NOUN | 1 | star | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior |
2 | star, ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz | Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | |
3 | star | Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night | |
4 | star | A plane figure with 5 or more points | |
5 | star, principal, lead | An actor who plays a principal role | |
6 | star, headliner | A performer who receives prominent billing | |
7 | star, asterisk | A star-shaped character * used in printing | |
8 | star, star topology | The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub | |
VERB | 1 | star | Feature as the star |
2 | star | Be the star in a performance | |
3 | star, asterisk | Mark with an asterisk |
Sounds | staa'r |
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Rhymes | Adar, afar, ajar, and 72 more rhymes in aar at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Indicating the most important performer or role. |
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Examples | "a star figure skater"; "the starring role" |
Synonyms | leading, prima, starring, stellar |
Similar to | major |
Meaning | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior. |
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Category | astronomy, uranology |
Member of | galaxy, extragalactic nebula; constellation |
Narrower | Alpha Crucis; Beta Centauri; Beta Crucis; binary star, binary, double star; Deneb; Denebola; fixed star; giant star, giant; lodestar, loadstar; multiple star; neutron star; nova; Pollux; red dwarf, red dwarf star; red giant, red giant star; Regulus; Spica; Sterope, Asterope; sun; sun; supergiant; supernova; variable star, variable; white dwarf, white dwarf star |
Broader | celestial body, heavenly body |
Adjectives | stellar, astral; interstellar |
Meaning | Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field. |
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Synonyms | ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz |
Narrower | track star |
Broader | expert |
Verbs | star |
Meaning | Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night. |
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Broader | celestial body, heavenly body |
Meaning | A plane figure with 5 or more points. Often used as an emblem. |
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Narrower | hexagram; asterism; pentacle, pentagram |
Broader | plane figure, two-dimensional figure |
Meaning | An actor who plays a principal role. |
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Synonyms | principal, lead |
Narrower | co-star; film star, movie star; idol, matinee idol; television star, TV star |
Broader | actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player |
Verbs | star; star |
Meaning | A performer who receives prominent billing. |
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Synonyms | headliner |
Broader | performer, performing artist |
Verbs | star; star |
Meaning | A star-shaped character * used in printing. |
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Synonyms | asterisk |
Broader | character, grapheme, graphic symbol |
Verbs | star |
Meaning | The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub. |
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Synonyms | star topology |
Broader | topology, network topology |
Meaning | Feature as the star. |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
Examples | "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man" |
Narrower | co-star |
Broader | have, feature |
Nouns | star; star |
Meaning | Be the star in a performance. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Category | dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre |
Narrower | co-star |
Broader | perform, execute, do |
Nouns | star; star; star |
Meaning | Mark with an asterisk. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" |
Synonyms | asterisk |
Broader | mark |
Nouns | star |