star
star
stɑr
staar
/stɑː/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "star"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϤāĻžāϰāĻž, āύāĻ•ā§āώāĻ¤ā§āϰ

(astronomy) a shining point found in large numbers in the night sky
star definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, also known as the Dog Star.
āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻšāϞ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϏ, āϝāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĄāĻ— āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻ“ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻž, āĻ–āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁

any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻž, āύāĻ•ā§āώāĻ¤ā§āϰ

a shape with five or more points, representing a star in the sky
star definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The art teacher showed the students how to draw a star.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāρāĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϟāĻĒā§‹āϞāϜāĻŋ

the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž

a star-shaped character * used in printing
star definition and meaning
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ

the chief actor or performer in a motion picture, play, TV or radio program, etc.
star definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The star of the play received a standing ovation.
āύāĻžāϟāϕ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āϰāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāϰ

a famous and popular performer, artist, etc.
star definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She is a star in the world of fashion, known for her innovative designs.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āϜāĻ—āϤ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž, āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧀ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž, āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ

used to praise someone who has done something kind, helpful, brave, or impressive
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She helped carry the bags – what a star.
āϏ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻŦāĻšāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϞ – āĻ•āĻŋ āĻāĻ• āϤāĻžāϰāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to act as a main character in a play, movie, etc.
Intransitive: to star in a movie or show
to star definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After years of hard work, she finally gets to star in a major motion picture.
āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŽā§‹āĻļāύ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āϚāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻšāĻžāχāϞāĻžāχāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to highlight or draw attention to something by marking it with an asterisk
Transitive: to star sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She starred the items on her shopping list that she needed most.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϕ⧇āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϏ⧇āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to feature someone as the main actor or performer in a movie, play, or show
Transitive: to star an actor or actress
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie stars a young actress in her first leading role.
āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϤāϰ⧁āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž

indicating the most important performer or role

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

starless
starlet
starlike
star
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
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