star
♦♦♦ star /st'ɑːr/ (stars starring starred)
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A star is a large ball of burning gas in space. Stars appear to us as small points of light in the sky on clear nights.
The night was dark, the stars hidden behind cloud.
see also morning star, shooting star
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You can refer to a shape or an object as a star when it has four, five, or more points sticking out of it in a regular pattern.
Children at school receive coloured stars for work well done.
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You can say how many stars something such as a hotel or restaurant has as a way of talking about its quality, which is often indicated by a number of star-shaped symbols. The more stars something has, the better it is.
...five star hotels.
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Famous actors, musicians, and sports players are often referred to as stars.
...Gemma, 41, star of the TV series Pennies From Heaven...
By now Murphy is Hollywood's top male comedy star...
Not all football stars are ill-behaved louts.
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If an actor or actress stars in a play or film, he or she has one of the most important parts in it.
The previous year Adolphson had starred in a play in which Ingrid had been an extra...
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If a play or film stars a famous actor or actress, he or she has one of the most important parts in it.
...a Hollywood film, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Anthony Quinn.
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Predictions about people's lives which are based on astrology and appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine are sometimes referred to as the stars.
There was nothing in my stars to say I'd have travel problems!
= horoscopefilm star (film stars)
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A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use movie star)morn|ing star
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The morning star is the planet Venus, which can be seen shining in the sky just after the sun rises.movie star (movie stars)
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A movie star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use film star)neu|tron star (neutron stars)
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A neutron star is a star that has collapsed under the weight of its own gravity.ris|ing star (rising stars)
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A rising star in a particular sport, art, or area of business is someone who is starting to do very well and who people think will soon be very successful. (JOURNALISM)
Anna is a rising star in the world of modelling.shoot|ing star (shooting stars)
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A shooting star is a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space, and is seen from earth as a bright star travelling very fast across the sky.star prize (star prizes)
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The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize.star sign (star signs)
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Your star sign is the sign of the zodiac under which you were born.star turn (star turns)
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The star turn of a performance or show is the main item, or the one that is considered to be the most interesting or exciting. (mainly BRIT)
1 [N-COUNT]
A star is a large ball of burning gas in space. Stars appear to us as small points of light in the sky on clear nights.
The night was dark, the stars hidden behind cloud.
see also morning star, shooting star
2 [N-COUNT]
You can refer to a shape or an object as a star when it has four, five, or more points sticking out of it in a regular pattern.
Children at school receive coloured stars for work well done.
3 [N-COUNT]
You can say how many stars something such as a hotel or restaurant has as a way of talking about its quality, which is often indicated by a number of star-shaped symbols. The more stars something has, the better it is.
...five star hotels.
4 [N-COUNT] oft supp N
Famous actors, musicians, and sports players are often referred to as stars.
...Gemma, 41, star of the TV series Pennies From Heaven...
By now Murphy is Hollywood's top male comedy star...
Not all football stars are ill-behaved louts.
5 [VERB] V in n
If an actor or actress stars in a play or film, he or she has one of the most important parts in it.
The previous year Adolphson had starred in a play in which Ingrid had been an extra...
6 [VERB] V n
If a play or film stars a famous actor or actress, he or she has one of the most important parts in it.
...a Hollywood film, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Anthony Quinn.
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Predictions about people's lives which are based on astrology and appear regularly in a newspaper or magazine are sometimes referred to as the stars.
There was nothing in my stars to say I'd have travel problems!
= horoscopefilm star (film stars)
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A film star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use movie star)morn|ing star
[N-SING] the N
The morning star is the planet Venus, which can be seen shining in the sky just after the sun rises.movie star (movie stars)
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A movie star is a famous actor or actress who appears in films. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use film star)neu|tron star (neutron stars)
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A neutron star is a star that has collapsed under the weight of its own gravity.ris|ing star (rising stars)
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A rising star in a particular sport, art, or area of business is someone who is starting to do very well and who people think will soon be very successful. (JOURNALISM)
Anna is a rising star in the world of modelling.shoot|ing star (shooting stars)
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A shooting star is a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space, and is seen from earth as a bright star travelling very fast across the sky.star prize (star prizes)
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The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize.star sign (star signs)
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Your star sign is the sign of the zodiac under which you were born.star turn (star turns)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
The star turn of a performance or show is the main item, or the one that is considered to be the most interesting or exciting. (mainly BRIT)