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lodestar

noun

1 lodestar

Guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy.

synonym: loadstar.

Roget 288: attraction, attractiveness; attractivity; drawing to, pulling towards, adduction.    electrical attraction, electricity, static electricity, static, static cling; magnetism, magnetic attraction; gravity, ... show more

Roget 550: indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics; Zeitgeist.    [means of recognition: property] characteristic, diagnostic; lineament, feature, ... show more

Dutch: poolster

2 lodestar

Something that serves as a model or guide.

synonym: loadstar.


Moby thesaurus: Aldebaran, Canicula, Dog Star, Hesper, Hesperus, Lucifer, North Star, Phosphor, Phosphorus, Polaris, Sirius, Venus, Vesper, ambition, artificial magnet, aspiration, bar magnet, basis, calling, cause ... show more.

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