Star

Quick meaning: Star is a noun meaning senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks.

Meaning

senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks.

More Meanings

1. senses relating to fame
2. (Jamaica, MLE, African-American Vernacular, by extension) A friend, a mate, a pal.
3. (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
4. (transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
5. (astronomy) 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.
6. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
7. 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.

Example Sentences

She starred in dozens of silent movies.

He loved watching the stars in the sky with her.

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

I was inundated with invitations; […] I felt, indeed, much as a great actor must when he goes 'starring' in the provinces.

Word Forms

• stars
• starring
• starred

Synonyms for star

Depending on context, synonyms include aster, sun, asterisk, adept, stellar, maven.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stellar, asterisk, lead, leading, maven, sensation.

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