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star

noun

1 star

astronomy A celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.

Roget 877: title, honor; knighthood etc. (nobility) 875.    highness, excellency, grace; lordship, worship; reverence, reverend; ... show more

Roget 601: involuntariness; instinct, blind impulse; inborn proclivity, innate proclivity; native tendency, natural tendency; natural impulse, predetermination.    necessity, necessitation; obligation; compulsion etc. ... show more

Roget 423: luminary; light etc. 420; flame etc. (fire) 382.    spark, scintilla; phosphorescence, fluorescence.    sun, orb of day, ... show more

Roget 873: distinction, mark, name, figure; repute, reputation; good repute, high repute; note, notability, notoriety, eclat, the bubble reputation" [As You Like It], ... show more

Roget 847: ornament, ornamentation, ornamental art; ornature, ornateness; adornment, decoration, embellishment; architecture; jewelry etc. 847.1. [surface coatings for wood: list] garnish, ... show more

Dutch: zon, ster, sterretje
Polish: gwiazda

2 star

Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.

synonyms: ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, maven, mavin, sensation, superstar, virtuoso ... show more.

Roget 599: the drama, the stage, the theater, the play; film the film, movies, motion pictures, cinema, cinematography; theatricals, dramaturgy, histrionic art, buskin, sock, ... show more

Roget 875: nobility, rank, condition, distinction, optimacy, blood, pur sang [Fr.], birth, high descent, order; quality, gentility; blue blood of Castile; ancien regime [Fr.].    ... show more

Dutch: superster, specialist, deskundige, aas, bollebof, bolleboos, coryfee, crack, duivelskunstenaar, expert ... show more
Polish: wymiatacz

3 star

Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night.

Dutch: ster

4 star

An actor who plays a principal role.

synonyms: lead, principal.

Dutch: hoofdrolspeler

5 star

A plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem.

6 star

A performer who receives prominent billing.

synonym: headliner.

Dutch: een hoofdrol spelen

7 star

A star-shaped character * used in printing.

synonym: asterisk.

Dutch: sterretje, asterisk
Polish: asterysk, gwiazdka

8 star

The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub.

synonym: star topology.

verb

1 star

Feature as the star.

2 star

Be the star in a performance.

3 star

Mark with an asterisk:
— Linguists star unacceptable sentences.

synonym: asterisk.

adjective

1 star

Indicating the most important performer or role:
— A star figure skater.
— The starring role.

synonyms: leading, prima, starring, stellar.


Moby thesaurus: A per se, Aldebaran, Canicula, Dog Star, Hershey bar, Hesper, Hesperus, Lucifer, North Star, Phosphor, Phosphorus, Polaris, Sirius, VIP, Venus, Vesper, accent, accentuate, ace, act ... show more.

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