Star
nnoun.object(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interiorTopic:astronomyuranology
Derivationally Related Form:starry
Member Holonyms:constellation extragalactic nebula galaxy
Hypernyms:celestial body heavenly body
Inherited Hypernyms:starcelestial bodynatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:binarybinary stardouble starfixed stargiantgiant starloadstarlodestarmultiple starneutron starnovared dwarfred dwarf starred giantred giant starsunsupergiantsupernovavariablevariable starwhite dwarfwhite dwarf star
Instance Hyponyms:Alpha Crucis Beta Centauri Beta Crucis Deneb Denebola Pollux Regulus Spica Asterope Sterope Sun sun
Full Hyponyms:binary starfixed starflare stargiant starlodestarmultiple starneutron starnovapulsarred dwarfred giantsunsupergiantsupernovatrapeziumvariable starwhite dwarf
nnoun.personsomeone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldSynset:ace adept champion genius hotshot maven mavin sensation superstar virtuoso whiz whizz wiz wizard
Derivationally Related Form:virtuosoaceadeptstar
Hypernyms:expert
Inherited Hypernyms:aceexpertpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:aceexpertpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:track star
nnoun.objectany celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at nightDerivationally Related Form:starry
Hypernyms:celestial body heavenly body
Inherited Hypernyms:starcelestial bodynatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:starlet
nnoun.personan actor who plays a principal roleSynset:lead principal
Derivationally Related Form:star
Hypernyms:actor histrion player role player thespian
Inherited Hypernyms:staractorperformerentertainerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:staractorperformerentertainerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:TV starco-starfilm staridolmatinee idolmovie startelevision star
Full Hyponyms:co-starfilm starheartthrobidoltelevision star
nnoun.shapea plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblemHypernyms:plane figure two-dimensional figure
Inherited Hypernyms:starplane figurefigureshapeattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:asterismhexagrampentaclepentagrampentangle
Full Hyponyms:asterismhexagrampentaclestar of david
nnoun.persona performer who receives prominent billingSynset:headliner
Derivationally Related Form:stardomheadlinestar
Hypernyms:performer performing artist
Inherited Hypernyms:headlinerperformerentertainerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:headlinerperformerentertainerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa star-shaped character * used in printingSynset:asterisk
Derivationally Related Form:asteriskstar
Hypernyms:character graph grapheme graphic symbol
Inherited Hypernyms:asteriskcharacterwritten symbolsymbolsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe topology of a network whose components are connected to a hubSynset:star topology
Hypernyms:network topology topology
Inherited Hypernyms:star topologytopologyconfigurationdesignarrangementstructurecognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.stativefeature as the starExamples:- The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man
Derivationally Related Form:star
Hypernyms:feature have
Inherited Hypernyms:starhave
Direct Hyponyms:co-star
Full Troponyms:co-star
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.creationbe the star in a performanceTopic:dramatic artdramaticsdramaturgytheatertheatre
Derivationally Related Form:star
Hypernyms:do execute perform
Inherited Hypernyms:starperform
Direct Hyponyms:co-star
Full Troponyms:co-star
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changemark with an asteriskSynset:asterisk
Examples:- Linguists star unacceptable sentences
Derivationally Related Form:asteriskstar
Hypernyms:mark
Inherited Hypernyms:starmarkchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allindicating the most important performer or roleSynset:leading prima starring stellar
Examples:- the leading man
- prima ballerina
- prima donna
- a star figure skater
- the starring role
- a stellar role
- a stellar performance
Antonyms:minor
Inherited Hypernyms:leading
Similar to:major