Star

Noun

 * 1) Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.
 * 2)  A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape.  Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.
 * 3)  A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points.
 * 4) A widely-known person; a celebrity.
 * 5)  Actors in leading roles in movies, television shows and other dramatic media.
 * 6) An exceptionally talented person, often in a specific field.
 * His teacher tells us he is a star pupil.
 * 1)  An asterisk (*).
 * 2) A symbol used to rate quality, notably used for hotels, with ratings from 1 (poor quality) to 5 stars (top quality).

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Verb

 * 1) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
 * 2) To mark with a star or asterisk.

Verbs for Star
(actor) abuse—; admire—; advertise—; celebrate—; credit—; direct—; discover—; distinguish—; glimpse—; glorify—; groom— hail—; highlight—; interview—; laud— mob—; present—; publicize—; uncover—; —appears; —attracts; —delights; —interprets; —performs; —portrays; —thrills; — triumphs.

(celestial) discern—; —appears; —beams; —dims; — s flee; —gleams ; —glitters; —guides; — hangs; —kindles; —lingers; —s perform —plumes; —s reign; —s revolve; —s shed radiance; —spangles; —s unfold; —s wander; —s wane.

Adjectives for Star
(general) celestial; sanguine; mightiest; innumerable (pi); unsetting; evening; air-dissolved; bright; unchanging; ever-burning; polar; gold; glistening; innocent; scattered (pi); literal; happy; glory-beaming; sparkling luckiest; tenderer; blinking; wide; pink shy; waking; charitable; blazing; soaring; scintillating; dynastic; solemn; guiding; keen; fixed; remote; fiery; consenting; swart; panting; periodical; tremulous; folding; occulted; azure; guardian; teeming (pi); fragrant; ushering; brooding; meliorating; vagabond; mighty; deathless; wizard; wild; dying; friendly; summer; equidistant; secret; dumb; twinkling; unfinished; vanished; intense; steadfast; burning; patient; watery; pendulous; sentinel; rushing; solitary; dependent; baneful; wheeling; glancing; lurid; bright; downcast; tranquil; solid; winking; sliding; clear; intimate; obscure; gaudy; actual; moist; melancholy; declining; luminous; alien; beam-less; prickly; pilot; budding; imperial; favorable; unanchored; cooperative; untroubled; lonely; elderly; newest; white; splendor-winged; utmost; journeying; attending; remorseless; truer; tyrant; palpitating; unstable; fortunate; sinking.

Thesaurus
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