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star
Found in thesaurus: heavenly body, two-dimensional figure, player, thespian, histrion, performer, grapheme, network topology, feature, do, perform
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star
v.
play a leading role in a film (or play, television program, etc.)
n.
self-illuminating gaseous celestial body, celestial body which is seen on Earth as a small light in the nighttime sky (Astronomy); celebrity (especially an actor or athlete); design with five or six points
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Star
A star is a luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Other stars are visible to the naked eye from Earth during the night, appearing as a multitude of fixed luminous points in the sky due to their immense distance from Earth. Historically, the most prominent stars were grouped into constellations and asterisms, and the brightest stars gained proper names. Extensive catalogues of stars have been assembled by astronomers, which provide standardized star designations.
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*Star is a complex abstract strategy game by Ea Ea, a designer of Y. It is a redevelopment of his earlier game Star.
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E! (Canadian TV channel)
E! is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that is owned by Bell Media. Based on the U.S cable network of the same name, the channel is devoted to entertainment programming including news, film, television, celebrities and fashion. NBCUniversal licenses the name and programming for the channel under a brand licensing agreement, but it doesn't hold an ownership interest.
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Star (disambiguation)
Star! (film)
Star! (re-release title: Those Were the Happy Times) is a 1968 American musical film starring Julie Andrews and directed by Robert Wise. The screenplay by William Fairchild is based upon the life and career of British performer Gertrude Lawrence.
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Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
The steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, commonly referred to as StAR (STARD1), is a transport protein that regulates cholesterol transfer within the mitochondria, which is the rate-limiting step in the production of steroid hormones. It is primarily present in steroid-producing cells, including theca cells and luteal cells in the ovary, Leydig cells in the testis and cell types in the adrenal cortex.
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star
Noun
1. (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
(hypernym) celestial body, heavenly body
(hyponym) Alpha Crucis
(member-holonym) galaxy, extragalactic nebula
(classification) astronomy, uranology
2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
(synonym) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
(hypernym) expert
(hyponym) track star
3. any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
(hypernym) celestial body, heavenly body
4. a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
(hypernym) plane figure, two-dimensional figure
(hyponym) hexagram
5. an actor who plays a principal role
(synonym) principal, lead
(hypernym) actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
(hyponym) co-star
6. a performer who receives prominent billing
(synonym) headliner
(hypernym) performer, performing artist
7. a star-shaped character * used in printing
(synonym) asterisk
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol
(derivation) asterisk
8. the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
(synonym) star topology
(hypernym) topology, network topology
Verb
1. feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
(hypernym) have, feature
(hyponym) co-star
(derivation) headliner
2. be the star in a performance
(hypernym) perform, execute, do
(hyponym) co-star
(derivation) headliner
(classification) dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
3. mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
(synonym) asterisk
(hypernym) mark
(derivation) asterisk
Adjective
1. indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
(synonym) leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)
(similar) major
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Star (der)
nm.
starling, small black and brown bird; star, extremely famous celebrity
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star
nf.
star, celebrity (especially an actor or athlete)
