Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to
OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.
stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.
sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,
'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,
Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally
applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as
being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf.
Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.]
1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the
heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,
comets, and nebulae.
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His eyen twinkled in his head aright,
As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer.
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Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and fixed
stars. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and
Magnitude of a star under Magnitude.
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2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.
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3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;
(usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to
influence fortune.
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O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak.
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Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.
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4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament
worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
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On whom . . .
Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson.
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5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an
asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or
to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
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6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in
the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding
in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
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7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially
on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading
theatrical performer, etc.
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Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words
generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring,
star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,
star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,
star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled,
star-wreathed.
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Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, Shooting
star, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum
Cainito), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order ({Sapotaceae)
to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
({Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant ({Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
({Scilla autumnalis); -- called also star-headed
hyacinth.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
({Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
({Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
({Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea
solstitialis) having the involucre armed with stout
radiating spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More
recently, variations star in start intensity are
classified more specifically, and this term is now
obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent]
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera
graminea) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Starred
(st[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Starring.]
To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to
bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems. "A sable curtain
starred with gold." --Young.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Star \Star\, v. i.
To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like
a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a
theatrical star. --W. Irving.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
star
adj : 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" [syn: leading(p), prima(p),
star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)]
n 1: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates
energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the
interior
2: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso,
genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard,
wiz]
3: any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the
Earth at night
4: a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an
emblem
5: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: principal, lead]
6: a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: headliner]
7: a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: asterisk]
8: the topology of a network whose components are connected to
a hub [syn: star topology]
v 1: feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an
autistic man"
2: be the star in a performance
3: mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable
sentences" [syn: asterisk]
[also: starring, starred]
WordNet (r) 2.0
326 Moby Thesaurus words for "star":
A per se, Aldebaran, Canicula, Dog Star, Hershey bar, Hesper,
Hesperus, Lucifer, North Star, Phosphor, Phosphorus, Polaris,
Sirius, VIP, Venus, Vesper, accent, accentuate, ace, act,
act as foil, amount to something, appear, arch, aviation badge,
badge, banner, bar, barnstorm, be a gas, be a hit, be featured,
be prominent, be somebody, be something, belabor, big name,
big shot, bill, blue ribbon, bomb, boss, brilliant, candle,
capital, cardinal, carry weight, celeb, celebrated, celebrity,
celestial body, central, champion, chevron, chicken, chief, cock,
come first, come out, comer, comet, commander, constellation,
cordon, cordon bleu, count, crackerjack, crowning, cut ice,
cut some ice, cynosure, danseur noble, daystar, dean, decoration,
decoration of honor, dignitary, distinguished, diva, dominant,
dramatize, dwell on, eagle, electric light bulb, electronics king,
eminent, emote, emotionalize, emphasize, epaulet, evening star,
fail, famed, famous, feature, feature attraction, figure, fire,
first, first tragedian, first-rater, fixed stars, flame, flop,
focal, folk hero, foremost, fugleman, galaxy, garter, genius,
get top billing, give emphasis to, glim, gold star, good hand,
grand cordon, great, great man, harp on, hash mark, head, headline,
headliner, headmost, heavenly body, heavy lead, hegemonic, hero,
heroine, higher-up, highlight, honcho, idol, illuminant,
illuminator, illustrious, immortal, import, important,
important person, incandescent body, incomparable, inimitable,
insignia of branch, italicize, jeune premier, king, lamp, lantern,
laureate, lead, leader, leading, leading lady, leading light,
leading man, light, light bulb, light source, lion,
living sapphires, lodestar, luminant, luminaries, luminary,
magician, magisterial, mahatma, main, major, make a hit,
man of genius, man of mark, master, master hand, master spirit,
mastermind, match, matchless, matter, melodramatize, mime, moon,
morning star, mount, name, nonpareil, notability, notable, nova,
oak leaf, open, open a show, orb, order, organization insignia,
ornament, outrank, outstanding, overaccentuate, overemphasize,
overruling, overseas bar, overstress, pantomime, parachute badge,
paragon, paramount, past master, patch, patter, peerless, perform,
person of note, personage, pip, place emphasis on, play,
play first fiddle, play the lead, playact, pleiad, point up,
polar star, polestar, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol,
practiced hand, precede, predominant, preeminent, premiere,
preponderant, present, prevailing, preview, prima ballerina,
prima donna, primal, primary, prime, principal, prodigy, produce,
prominent, protagonist, public figure, punctuate, put on, rank,
rank first, rank out, ranking, red ribbon, register, riband,
ribbon, rub in, ruler, ruling, sage, scenarize, senior,
service stripe, set the stage, shooting star, shoulder patch,
shoulder sleeve insignia, signify, singer, sketch, skilled hand,
social lion, somebody, source of light, sovereign, sphere,
spotlight, spread eagle, stage, stand out, starry host, stars,
steal the show, stellar, stooge, stress, stripe, submarine badge,
succeed, success, sun, supereminent, superior, superman, supernova,
superstar, take precedence, taper, tell, the greatest, the most,
theatricalize, top, top dog, topflight, topnotcher, torch,
tread the boards, troupe, try out, underline, underscore,
unmatched, unparalleled, upstage, victor, virtuoso, weigh, whiz,
winner, wizard, wonder, worthy
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
STAR
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Star, ID
Zip code(s): 83669
Star, NC (town, FIPS 64580)
Location: 35.40046 N, 79.78422 W
Population (1990): 775 (318 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27356
Star, TX
Zip code(s): 76880
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Star, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 807
Housing Units (2000): 364
Land area (2000): 1.210944 sq. miles (3.136330 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.210944 sq. miles (3.136330 sq. km)
FIPS code: 64580
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.398366 N, 79.783280 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27356
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Star, NC
Star
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Star, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000): 1795
Housing Units (2000): 681
Land area (2000): 0.857813 sq. miles (2.221725 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.857813 sq. miles (2.221725 sq. km)
FIPS code: 76870
Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location: 43.694084 N, 116.490225 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 83669
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Star, ID
Star
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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