star

noun15

1. •
   a small, bright point of light seen in the sky at night

   • He loved watching the stars in the sky with her.
2. •
   A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is included.
3. •
   An actor in a leading role.

   • Many Hollywood stars attended the launch party.
4. •
   An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.

   • His teacher tells us he is a star pupil.
   • I met my favourite star at the public event.
5. •
   A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.
6. •
   An asterisk (*) or comparable symbol (e.g., ★, ☆, ✶, ✦, ✧, ✷, ✪, ⭐) inspired by a celestial star.
7. •
   A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.
8. •
   A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour in a military. Now often used metonymically for military rankings.

   • […]on whom […] / Lavish Honour shower’d all her stars,[…] — 1852
9. •
   A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
10. •
    (figurative) (Someone's) success or fame.

    • someone's star is rising / has risen
11. •
    A planet thought to influence one's fate; (figuratively) fate or luck.

    • What's in the stars for you today? Find out in our horoscope.
    • star-crossed (meaning 'ill-fated')
12. •
    A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of failure can occur if the switch experiences corruption.
13. •
    (slang) A friend, a mate, a pal.

    • 'Dey ain't mine,' Stacey snapped, flicking her head towards the yutes in the bedroom. 'I'm juss lookin after dem fi mi fren dem. I only av six pickney by tree men enuh, star.' — 2022
14. •
    A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
15. •
    A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.

verb5

1. •
   To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.

   • She starred in dozens of silent movies.
2. •
   To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.

   • The show stars Calista Flockhart as a high-powered lawyer.
3. •
   To mark with a star or asterisk.
4. •
   To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.

   • Thy gloomy Grandeurs (Nature’s most august, / Inspiring Aspect!) claim a grateful Verse; / And, like a sable Curtain starr’d with Gold, / Drawn o’er my Labours past, shall close the Scene. — 1745
5. •
   To shine like a star.

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of standard terminal arrival.