star

1. 1

   Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.

   • He loved watching the stars in the sky with her.
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   Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.; A planet thought to influence one's fate; (figuratively) fate or luck.

   • What's in the stars for you today? Find out in our horoscope.
   • star-crossed (meaning 'ill-fated')
3. 3

   A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is included.

4. 4

   senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.

   • Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable h
5. 5

   senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.figuratively

6. 6

   senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.

7. 7

   senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.

   • three-star general
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   senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.

   • And the first music review I remember reading was in Rolling Stone, which rated albums on a scale of one to five stars, or so I thought. In 1990, the début solo album by Andrew Ridgeley, who had sung alongside George Michael in the pop duo
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   senses relating to fame; An actor in a leading role.

   • Many Hollywood stars attended the launch party.
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    senses relating to fame; An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.

    • His teacher tells us he is a star pupil.
    • I met my favourite star at the public event.

syn. aster · ✶ · ＊ · sun · star

1. 1

   To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.intransitive

   • She starred in dozens of silent movies.
2. 2

   To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.transitive

   • The show stars Calista Flockhart as a high-powered lawyer.
3. 3

   To mark with a star or asterisk.transitive

4. 4

   To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.transitive

   • Thy gloomy Grandeurs (Nature’s moſt auguſt, / Inſpiring Aſpect!) claim a grateful Verſe; / And, like a ſable Curtain ſtarr’d with Gold, / Drawn o’er my Labours paſt, ſhall cloſe the Scene.
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   To shine like a star.intransitive