'STAR' definitions:
Definition of 'star'
From: WordNet
adjective
Indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)]
noun
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
noun
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]
noun
Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
noun
noun
A plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
noun
A performer who receives prominent billing [syn: headliner, star]
noun
A star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: asterisk, star]
noun
The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub [syn: star topology, star]
verb
Feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
verb
Be the star in a performance
verb
Mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" [syn: star, asterisk]
Definition of 'Star'
From: GCIDE
- Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r, 'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter, Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf. Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.]
- 1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae. [1913 Webster]
- His eyen twinkled in his head aright, As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and {fixed stars}. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and Magnitude of a star under Magnitude. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune. [1913 Webster]
- O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor. [1913 Webster]
- On whom . . . Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance. [1913 Webster]
- 7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring, star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting, star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed, star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled, star-wreathed. [1913 Webster]
- Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, {Shooting star}, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
- Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
- Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so called from its star-shaped capsules.
- Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceae) to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.
- Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
- Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa.
- Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
- Star flower. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum; star-of-Bethlehem. (b) See Starwort (b) . (c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis (Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
- Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles; -- whence the name.
- Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun.
- Star grass. (Bot.) (a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having star-shaped yellow flowers. (b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
- Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla (Scilla autumnalis); -- called also {star-headed hyacinth}.
- Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants (Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
- Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion.
- Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant (Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike flower.
- Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago (Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
- Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star-shaped figure.
- Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in a blue field, white stars to represent the several States, one for each.
- With the old flag, the true American flag, the Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
- Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
- Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout radiating spines.
- Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines.
- Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean.
- Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly, shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears. These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More recently, variations star in start intensity are classified more specifically, and this term is now obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent]
- Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes occur at fixed periods.
- Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Star'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Star'
From: GCIDE
- Star \Star\, v. i. To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'star'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- A per se,
- accent,
- accentuate,
- ace,
- act,
- act as foil,
- Aldebaran,
- amount to something,
- appear,
- arch,
- aviation badge,
- badge,
- banner,
- bar,
- barnstorm,
- be a gas,
- be a hit,
- be featured,
- be prominent,
- be somebody,
- be something,
- belabor,
- big name,
- big shot,
- bill,
- blue ribbon,
- bomb,
- boss,
- brilliant,
- candle,
- Canicula,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- carry weight,
- celeb,
- celebrated,
- celebrity,
- celestial body,
- central,
- champion,
- chevron,
- chicken,
- chief,
- cock,
- come first,
- come out,
- comer,
- comet,
- commander,
- constellation,
- cordon,
- cordon bleu,
- count,
- crackerjack,
- crowning,
- cut ice,
- cut some ice,
- cynosure,
- danseur noble,
- daystar,
- dean,
- decoration,
- decoration of honor,
- dignitary,
- distinguished,
- diva,
- Dog Star,
- dominant,
- dramatize,
- dwell on,
- eagle,
- electric light bulb,
- electronics king,
- eminent,
- emote,
- emotionalize,
- emphasize,
- epaulet,
- evening star,
- fail,
- famed,
- famous,
- feature,
- feature attraction,
- figure,
- fire,
- first,
- first tragedian,
- first-rater,
- fixed stars,
- flame,
- flop,
- focal,
- folk hero,
- foremost,
- fugleman,
- galaxy,
- garter,
- genius,
- get top billing,
- give emphasis to,
- glim,
- gold star,
- good hand,
- grand cordon,
- great,
- great man,
- harp on,
- hash mark,
- head,
- headline,
- headliner,
- headmost,
- heavenly body,
- heavy lead,
- hegemonic,
- hero,
- heroine,
- Hershey bar,
- Hesper,
- Hesperus,
- higher-up,
- highlight,
- honcho,
- idol,
- illuminant,
- illuminator,
- illustrious,
- immortal,
- import,
- important,
- important person,
- incandescent body,
- incomparable,
- inimitable,
- insignia of branch,
- italicize,
- jeune premier,
- king,
- lamp,
- lantern,
- laureate,
- lead,
- leader,
- leading,
- leading lady,
- leading light,
- leading man,
- light,
- light bulb,
- light source,
- lion,
- living sapphires,
- lodestar,
- Lucifer,
- luminant,
- luminaries,
- luminary,
- magician,
- magisterial,
- mahatma,
- main,
- major,
- make a hit,
- man of genius,
- man of mark,
- master,
- master hand,
- master spirit,
- mastermind,
- match,
- matchless,
- matter,
- melodramatize,
- mime,
- moon,
- morning star,
- mount,
- name,
- nonpareil,
- North Star,
- notability,
- notable,
- nova,
- oak leaf,
- open,
- open a show,
- orb,
- order,
- organization insignia,
- ornament,
- outrank,
- outstanding,
- overaccentuate,
- overemphasize,
- overruling,
- overseas bar,
- overstress,
- pantomime,
- parachute badge,
- paragon,
- paramount,
- past master,
- patch,
- patter,
- peerless,
- perform,
- person of note,
- personage,
- Phosphor,
- Phosphorus,
- pip,
- place emphasis on,
- play,
- play first fiddle,
- play the lead,
- playact,
- pleiad,
- point up,
- polar star,
- Polaris,
- polestar,
- pop hero,
- popular hero,
- popular idol,
- practiced hand,
- precede,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- premiere,
- preponderant,
- present,
- prevailing,
- preview,
- prima ballerina,
- prima donna,
- primal,
- primary,
- prime,
- principal,
- prodigy,
- produce,
- prominent,
- protagonist,
- public figure,
- punctuate,
- put on,
- rank,
- rank first,
- rank out,
- ranking,
- red ribbon,
- register,
- riband,
- ribbon,
- rub in,
- ruler,
- ruling,
- sage,
- scenarize,
- senior,
- service stripe,
- set the stage,
- shooting star,
- shoulder patch,
- shoulder sleeve insignia,
- signify,
- singer,
- Sirius,
- sketch,
- skilled hand,
- social lion,
- somebody,
- source of light,
- sovereign,
- sphere,
- spotlight,
- spread eagle,
- stage,
- stand out,
- starry host,
- stars,
- steal the show,
- stellar,
- stooge,
- stress,
- stripe,
- submarine badge,
- succeed,
- success,
- sun,
- supereminent,
- superior,
- superman,
- supernova,
- superstar,
- take precedence,
- taper,
- tell,
- the greatest,
- the most,
- theatricalize,
- top,
- top dog,
- topflight,
- topnotcher,
- torch,
- tread the boards,
- troupe,
- try out,
- underline,
- underscore,
- unmatched,
- unparalleled,
- upstage,
- Venus,
- Vesper,
- victor,
- VIP,
- virtuoso,
- weigh,
- whiz,
- winner,
- wizard,
- wonder,
- worthy
Acronyms for 'STAR'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Shareware Trade Association and Resources (org.)
Star, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Star, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
807
Housing Units (2000) :
364
Land area (2000) :
1.210944 sq. miles (3.136330 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.210944 sq. miles (3.136330 sq. km)
FIPS code :
64580
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
35.398366 N, 79.783280 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
27356
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Star, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Star, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000) :
1795
Housing Units (2000) :
681
Land area (2000) :
0.857813 sq. miles (2.221725 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.857813 sq. miles (2.221725 sq. km)
FIPS code :
76870
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
43.694084 N, 116.490225 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
83669
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'STAR'
- Starred,
- Starring,
- stars,
- Binary star,
- Blazing star,
- Brittle star,
- Cushion star,
- Dog Star,
- Double star,
- Falling star,
- Feather star,
- Fixed stars,
- Informed stars,
- Lone Star,
- Longitude stars,
- Magnitude of a star,
- Morning star,
- Multiple star,
- Nebulous star,
- North Star,
- Periodic star,
- Rising Star,
- Sand star,
- Sea star,
- Serpent star,
- Seven stars,
- Shooting star,
- Star City,
- Star City, IN,
- Star Harbor,
- Star Lake,
- Star Prairie,
- Star anise,
- Star apple,
- Star chamber,
- Star conner,
- Star coral,
- Star cucumber,
- Star drift,
- Star flower,
- Star fort,
- Star gauge,
- Star grass,
- Star hyacinth,
- Star jelly,
- Star lizard,
- Star of David,
- Star polygon,
- Star sapphire,
- Star showers,
- Star stereogram,
- Star thistle,
- Star wheel,
- Star worm,
- Star, ID,
- Star, NC,
- Stars and Stripes,
- Sun star,
- Swart star,
- Temporary star,
- The evening star,
- To see stars,
- Triple star,
- Unformed stars,
- Union Star,
- Variable star,
- Variable stars,
- Wood star,
- basket star,
- blue star,
- bog star,
- bronze star,
- christmas star,
- evening star,
- fallen star,
- feather stars,
- film star,
- fixed star,
- flare star,
- giant star,
- golden star,
- golden stars,
- guiding star,
- movie star,
- neutron star,
- opera star,
- operatic star,
- periodical star,
- polar star,
- pole star,
- prairie star,
- rock star,
- silver star,
- star aniseed,
- star begonia,
- star chart,
- star crossed,
- star divination,
- star drill,
- star earthball,
- star fruit,
- star ipomoea,
- star jasmine,
- star magnolia,
- star morning,
- star of the veldt,
- star saxifrage,
- star shell,
- star sign,
- star spangled,
- star topology,
- star tulip,
- stars and bars,
- television star,
- texas star,
- track star,
- tv star,
- woodland star,
- Fairbanks North Star,
- Ill-starred,
- Lone Star, TX,
- North Star State,
- North Star, DE,
- North Star, OH,
- Rising Star, TX,
- Star City, AR,
- Star City, WV,
- Star Harbor, TX,
- Star Lake, NY,
- Star Prairie, WI,
- Star Valley Ranch,
- Star-blind,
- Star-bowlines,
- Star-chamber,
- Star-crossed,
- Star-of-Bethlehem,
- Star-of-the-earth,
- Star-read,
- Star-spangled,
- Union Star, MO,
- Water star grass,
- american star grass,
- blazing-star,
- brittle-star,
- bronze star medal,
- co-star,
- day-star,
- dense blazing star,
- giant star grass,
- red dwarf star,
- red giant star,
- silver star medal,
- star-duckweed,
- star-glory,
- star-shaped,
- star-thistle,
- white dwarf star,
- Fairbanks North Star Borough,
- Fairbanks North Star, AK,
- Lone-Star State,
- Star Valley Ranch, WY,
- Star-spangled banner,
- five-star admiral,
- star-headed hyacinth,
- star-leaf begonia,
- star-nosed mole,
- the star-spangled banner,
- yellow star-thistle,
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK