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   star

   /stɑː/

   noun

   • 1. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun. Similar celestial bodyheavenly bodysunasteroidplanetplanetoidliterary:orb
   • 2. a conventional or stylized representation of a star, typically having five or more points: "the walls were painted with silver moons and stars"
   • ▪ a star-shaped symbol used to indicate a category of excellence: "the hotel has three stars"
   • ▪ an asterisk: "the captain has a star against his name"
   • ▪ a white patch on the forehead of a horse or other animal.
   • ▪ a Y-shaped arrangement of three-phase electrical windings.
   • ▪ a data or communication network in which all nodes are independently connected to one central unit: "computers in a star layout"
   • 3. a very famous or talented entertainer or sports player: "a sport star" Similar principalleading ladyleading manleadfemale leadmale leadheroheroinecelebritysuperstarnamebig namefamous namehousehold namesomebodysomeonelionleading lightcelebutantepublic figureimportant personVIPpersonalitypersonagenotabilitydignitaryworthygrandeeluminarypanjandruminformal:celebbigwigbig shotbig noisebig cheesebig gunbig fishbiggieheavymegastarnobkahunamacherhigh muckamuckhigh muckety-muckOpposite extranobody
   • ▪ an outstandingly successful person or thing in a group: "he's a rising star in the party"
   • 4. a planet, constellation, or configuration regarded as influencing a person's fortunes or personality: "his golf destiny was written in the stars" Similar horoscopeforecastaugurydated:nativity
   • ▪ a horoscope published in a newspaper or magazine: informal "what do my stars say?" Similar horoscopeforecastaugurydated:nativity
   • 5. used in names of starfishes and similar echinoderms with five or more radiating arms, e.g. cushion star, brittlestar.

   verb

   • 1. (of a film, play, or other show) have (someone) as a principal performer: "a film starring Liza Minnelli"
   • ▪ (of a performer) have a principal role in a film, play, or other show: "McQueen had starred in such epics as"
   • ▪ perform exceptionally in a game or other event: "Beckham starred in the win over Leeds"
   • 2. decorate or cover with star-shaped marks or objects: "thick grass starred with flowers"
   • ▪ mark (something) for special notice or recommendation with an asterisk or other star-shaped symbol: "the activities listed below are starred according to their fitness ratings"

   Word Origin Old Englishsteorra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ster, German Stern, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stella and Greek astēr.

   Derivatives

   • 1. starless adjective
   • 2. starlike adjective

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   What does star mean?

   • Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about star Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of STAR is a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night.

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   What does a'star' mean?

   • used to show someone's official opinion of the quality of a place, especially a hotel or restaurant. One-star is the lowest and five-star is the highest: the set of symbols (*.*) that matches all DOS and Windows file names. The first star means "all files ", and the second star means "all extensions ".

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   What type of structure is a star?

   • Stars can form part of a much larger gravitationally bound structure, such as a star clusteror a galaxy. Etymology The word "star" ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-Europeanroot "h₂stḗr" also meaning star, but further analyzable as h₂eh₁s- ("to burn", also the source of the word "ash") + -tēr (agentive suffix).

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   Is'star' a root word?

   • Some scholars[who?]believe the word is a borrowing from Akkadian"istar" (Venus). "Star" is cognate (shares the same root) with the following words: asterisk, asteroid, astral, constellation, Esther.

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   What does bright with stars mean?

   • bright with stars. a starlit night. the most successful or spectacular performance or item (in a show etc). The acrobats were the star turn of the evening. to see flashes of light as a result of a hard blow on the head. to be grateful for one's good luck. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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   What is the astronomical unit of a star?

   • Large lengths, such as the radius of a giant star or the semi-major axisof a binary star system, are often expressed in terms of the astronomical unit—approximately equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (150 million km or approximately 93 million miles).

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