1. (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
   "Our sun is an average-sized star"
    
2. An actor who plays a principal role
   "He was the star of the blockbuster movie";
   - principal, lead
    
3. A performer who receives prominent billing
   "The famous rock band was the star for the music festival";
   - headliner
    
4. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
   "She's a real tech star, always up-to-date with the latest gadgets";
   - ace [informal], adept, champion, sensation, maven [US, informal], mavin [US, informal], virtuoso, genius, hotshot [informal], superstar, whiz [informal], whizz [informal], wizard [informal], wiz [informal], megastar [informal]
    
5. Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
   "On a clear night, thousands of stars are visible to the naked eye"
    
6. A plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
   "The sheriff wore a silver star on his chest"
    
7. A star-shaped character * used in printing
   "The footnote was marked with a star";
   - asterisk
    
8. The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
   "The office network used a star topology with a central switch";
   - star topology

1. Feature as the star
   "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
    
2. Be the star in a performance
   "Meryl Streep starred in the award-winning film"
    
3. Mark with an asterisk
   "Linguists star unacceptable sentences";
   - asterisk

1. Indicating the most important performer or role
   "a star figure skater";
   - leading, prima, starring, stellar [informal]

Derived forms: stars, starring, starred

See also: major

Type of: actor, celestial body, character, do, execute, expert, feature, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol, have, heavenly body, histrion [archaic], mark, network topology, perform, performer, performing artist, plane figure, player, role player, thesp [Brit, informal], thespian, topology, two-dimensional figure

Part of: constellation, galaxy

Encyclopedia: Star, Novgorod Oblast