star /stɑr/
1. (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
synset: star
2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
synset: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
3. any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
synset: star
4. an actor who plays a principal role
5. a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
synset: star
6. a performer who receives prominent billing
7. a star-shaped character * used in printing
8. the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
synset: star_topology, star
1. feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
synset: star
2. be the star in a performance
synset: star
3. mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
1. 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"
synset: leading, prima, star, starring, stellar
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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