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- 1 indicating the most important performer or role wordnet
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 Acronym of Special Task and Rescue. Malaysia, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 3 A female given name from English. countable, uncountable
"Emily Byrd Starr — Starr should be your first name. You look like a star—you have a radiant sort of personality shining through you— ... I think I shall call you Star."
- 4 Acronym of Special Tactics and Rescue. Singapore, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 5 A placename.; A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
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- 6 Acronym of Southern Tagalog Arterial Road. Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 7 A placename.; A place in Russia; A work settlement in the Dyatkovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename.; A place in Russia; A village in the Maryovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename.; A place in the United Kingdom; A hamlet in Shipham civil parish, Somerset, England. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename.; A place in the United Kingdom; A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, also known as Star of Markinch. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename.; A place in the United Kingdom; A hamlet in Pembrokeshire, Wales. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename.; A place in the United Kingdom; A small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey, Wales. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename.; A place in the United States; A city in Idaho. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename.; A place in the United States; An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 15 A placename.; A place in the United States; An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
- 16 A placename.; A place in the United States; An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
- 17 A placename.; A place in the United States; A small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
- 18 A placename.; A place in the United States; An unincorporated community in Mills County, Texas. countable, uncountable
- 19 Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR. UK, countable, uncountable
- 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."
- 2 the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub wordnet
- 3 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."
- 4 a star-shaped character * used in printing wordnet
- 5 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.
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- 6 (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior wordnet
- 7 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.; An asterisk (*) or comparable symbol (e.g., ★, ☆, ✶, ✦, ✧, ✷, ✪, ⭐) inspired by a celestial star.
"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 has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics."
- 8 any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night wordnet
- 9 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.; A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of failure can occur if the switch experiences corruption. figuratively
- 10 someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field wordnet
- 11 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.; A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
- 12 a performer who receives prominent billing wordnet
- 13 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.; A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour in a military. Now often used metonymically for military rankings.
"[…]on whom […] / Lavish Honour shower’d all her stars,[…]"
- 14 an actor who plays a principal role wordnet
- 15 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.; A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
"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 Wham!, was awarded only half a star."
- 16 a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem wordnet
- 17 senses relating to fame; An actor in a leading role.
"Many Hollywood stars attended the launch party."
- 18 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."
- 19 senses relating to fame; (Someone's) success or fame. figuratively
"someone's star is rising / has risen"
- 20 A friend, a mate, a pal. Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, broadly
""Wha'ppen, star!" Hector said, grinning to reveal a gold-capped tooth. He told everyone it was solid twenty-four carat, but if it was, he would have wrenched it out with pliers to pawn to the highest bidder by now."
- 21 A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
- 1 To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program. intransitive
"She starred in dozens of silent movies."
- 2 mark with an asterisk wordnet
- 3 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."
- 4 be the star in a performance wordnet
- 5 To mark with a star or asterisk. transitive
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- 6 feature as the star wordnet
- 7 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."
- 8 To shine like a star. intransitive
Etymology
From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Doublet of aster; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo. Cognates Cognate with Scots starn, ster (“star”), Yola starr, steor (“star”), Saterland Frisian Stiern (“star”), West Frisian stjer (“star”), Cimbrian stèrn (“star”), Dutch ster (“star”), German Stern (“star”), Luxembourgish Stär (“star”), Mòcheno stern (“star”), Vilamovian śtaom (“star”), Yiddish שטערן (shtern, “star”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål stjerne (“star”), Faroese stjørna (“star”), Gutnish stjännå (“star”), Icelandic stjarna (“star”), Norwegian Nynorsk skjødna, stjerne (“star”), Swedish stjärna (“star”), Crimean Gothic stein (“star”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō, “star”), French étoile (“star”), Istriot stila (“star”), Istro-Romanian ste (“star”), Italian stella (“star”), Megleno-Romanian steau̯ă (“star”), Mirandese streilha (“star”), Occitan estela (“star”), Portuguese estrela (“star”), Romansch staila (“star”), Romanian stea (“star”), Sardinian isteddu (“star”), Sicilian stidda (“star”), Spanish estrella (“star”), Venetan stéła (“star”), Walloon sitoele (“star”), Latin stēlla (“star”), Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), Greek αστέρι (astéri, “star”), Old Armenian աստղ (astł, “star”), Persian ستاره (setâre, “star”), Tajik ситора (sitora, “star”), Pashto ستوری (storay, “star”), Mazanderani اساره (ëssâre, “star”), Northern Kurdish stêr (“star”), Central Kurdish ئەستێرە (estêre, “star”), Zazaki astare (“star”), Ossetian стъалы (st’aly, “star”), Hindi तारा (tārā, “star”), Urdu تارا (tārā, “star”), Punjabi ਤਾਰਾ (tārā, “star”), Gujarati તારો (tāro, “star”), Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”).
From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Doublet of aster; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo. Cognates Cognate with Scots starn, ster (“star”), Yola starr, steor (“star”), Saterland Frisian Stiern (“star”), West Frisian stjer (“star”), Cimbrian stèrn (“star”), Dutch ster (“star”), German Stern (“star”), Luxembourgish Stär (“star”), Mòcheno stern (“star”), Vilamovian śtaom (“star”), Yiddish שטערן (shtern, “star”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål stjerne (“star”), Faroese stjørna (“star”), Gutnish stjännå (“star”), Icelandic stjarna (“star”), Norwegian Nynorsk skjødna, stjerne (“star”), Swedish stjärna (“star”), Crimean Gothic stein (“star”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō, “star”), French étoile (“star”), Istriot stila (“star”), Istro-Romanian ste (“star”), Italian stella (“star”), Megleno-Romanian steau̯ă (“star”), Mirandese streilha (“star”), Occitan estela (“star”), Portuguese estrela (“star”), Romansch staila (“star”), Romanian stea (“star”), Sardinian isteddu (“star”), Sicilian stidda (“star”), Spanish estrella (“star”), Venetan stéła (“star”), Walloon sitoele (“star”), Latin stēlla (“star”), Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), Greek αστέρι (astéri, “star”), Old Armenian աստղ (astł, “star”), Persian ستاره (setâre, “star”), Tajik ситора (sitora, “star”), Pashto ستوری (storay, “star”), Mazanderani اساره (ëssâre, “star”), Northern Kurdish stêr (“star”), Central Kurdish ئەستێرە (estêre, “star”), Zazaki astare (“star”), Ossetian стъалы (st’aly, “star”), Hindi तारा (tārā, “star”), Urdu تارا (tārā, “star”), Punjabi ਤਾਰਾ (tārā, “star”), Gujarati તારો (tāro, “star”), Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”).
* As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”). * Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”). * As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”). * As a Slovene surname, from star (“old”). * As an English given name, from star, sometimes originating as a nickname.
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