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star

/stɑɹ/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Star means: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field.

Synonyms for star24

noun, as in someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz

noun, as in an actor who plays a principal role

noun, as in a performer who receives prominent billing

headliner

noun, as in a star-shaped character * used in printing

asterisk

noun, as in the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

star topology

verb, as in mark with an asterisk

asterisk

adjective, as in indicating the most important performer or role

What does star mean?12

noun

1

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

2

an actor who plays a principal role

3

a performer who receives prominent billing

4

a star-shaped character * used in printing

5

the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

6

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

7

any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

8

a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem

adjective

1

indicating the most important performer or role“the leading man”

verb

1

mark with an asterisk“Linguists star unacceptable sentences”

2

feature as the star“The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man”

3

be the star in a performance

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with star?28

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All 28 rhymes for star, grouped by syllable

Star in a sentence

  • He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.Scott
  • Guided by the star, they reached the island.unknown
  • When their home star went nova, their civilization was destroyed.nonong
  • When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.carlosalberto
  • As a star, the sun is a so-called yellow dwarf.Theocracy
  • It has to be a four-star hotel, and central.unknown
  • If you could live in a star, which one would you pick?Hybrid
  • When you see a shooting star, make a wish.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of star

as a noun

plural
stars

as a verb

past tense
starred
present participle
starring
third-person singular
stars
past participle
starred