| star (stär) n. 1. a. A self-luminous celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy generated by nuclear reactions in the interior is balanced by the outflow of energy to the surface, and the inward-directed gravitational forces are balanced by the outward-directed gas and radiation pressures. b. Any of the celestial bodies visible at night from Earth as relatively stationary, usually twinkling points of light. c. Something regarded as resembling such a celestial body. 2. A graphic design having five or more radiating points, often used as a symbol of rank or merit. 3. a. An artistic performer or athlete whose leading role or superior performance is acknowledged. b. One who is highly celebrated in a field or profession. 4. a. An asterisk (*). b. The star key on a telephone: For customer service, press star. 5. A white spot on the forehead of a horse. 6. A planet or constellation of the zodiac believed in astrology to influence personal destiny. 7. stars The future; destiny. Often used with the. adj. 1. Outstanding or famous, especially in performing something: a star researcher; a star figure skater. 2. Of or relating to a star or stars. v. starred, star·ring, stars v.tr. 1. a. To ornament with stars. b. To award or mark with a star for excellence. 2. To mark with an asterisk. 3. To present or feature (a performer) in a leading role. v.intr. Idioms: 1. To play the leading role in a theatrical or film production. 2. To do an outstanding job; perform excellently. have stars in (one's) eyes To be dazzled or enraptured, as with romantic love. see stars To experience bright, flashing sensations, as from a blow to the head. [Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots.] |
star
Noun
1. a planet or meteor visible in the clear night sky as a point of light
2. a hot gaseous mass, such as the sun, that radiates energy as heat and light, or in some cases as radio waves and X-rays Related adjectives astral, sidereal, stellar
3. stars same as horoscope (sense 1)
4. an emblem with five or more radiating points, often used as a symbol of rank or an award: the RAC awarded the hotel three stars
5. same as asterisk
6. a famous person from the sports, acting, or music professions
7. see stars to see flashes of light after a blow on the head
Verb
[starring, starred]
1. to feature (an actor or actress) or (of an actor or actress) to be featured as a star: he's starred in dozens of films
2. to mark (something) with a star or stars [Old English steorra]
| star (stär) 1. A large, spherical celestial body consisting of a mass of gas that is hot enough to sustain nuclear fusion and thus produce radiant energy. Stars begin their life cycle as clouds of gas and dust called nebulae and develop, through gravitation and accretion, into increasingly hot and dense protostars. In order to reach the temperature at which nuclear reactions are ignited (about 5 million degrees K), a protostar must have at least 80 times the mass of Jupiter. For most of its life a star fuses hydrogen into helium in its core, during which period it is known as a dwarf star and is classed according to its surface temperature and luminosity (or spectral type) on a continuum called the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. When a star exhausts the hydrogen in its core, it typically develops into one of several non-main-sequence forms depending on how massive it is. Smaller stars, with masses less than eight times that of the Sun, become red giants and end their lives, after blowing away their outer layers, as white dwarfs. More massive stars become supergiants and end their lives, after exploding in a supernova, as either a neutron star or ablack hole. 2. Any of the celestial bodies visible to the naked eye at night as fixed, usually twinkling points of light, including binary and multiple star systems. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | star - (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole extragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'" binary, binary star, double star - a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky constellation - a configuration of stars as seen from the earth fixed star - any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion giant star, giant - a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) loadstar, lodestar - guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy multiple star - a system of three or more stars associated by gravity neutron star - a star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is composed of neutrons nova - a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process red dwarf, red dwarf star - a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter red giant, red giant star - a large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun sun - any star around which a planetary system revolves supergiant - an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density supernova - a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process variable star, variable - a star that varies noticeably in brightness white dwarf, white dwarf star - a faint star of enormous density |
| 2. |  star - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldadept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, sensation, ace, genius, champion expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner | |
| 3. | star - any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky starlet - a small star | |
| 4. | star - an actor who plays a principal role co-star - one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film film star, movie star - a star who plays leading roles in the cinema matinee idol, idol - someone who is adored blindly and excessively television star, TV star - a star in a television show | |
| 5. | star - a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem plane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shape hexagram - a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles asterism - (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light | |
| 6. | star - a performer who receives prominent billing performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience | |
| 7. |  star - a star-shaped character * used in printinggrapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" | |
| 8. | star - the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub network topology, topology - the configuration of a communication network | |
| Verb | 1. | star - feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man" co-star - feature as the co-star in a performance |
| 2. | star - be the star in a performance perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" co-star - be the co-star in a performance | |
| 3. | star - mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" | |
| Adj. | 1. | star - 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" major - of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways" |
star
noun 1. heavenly body, sun, celestial body
Translations
star [stɑːʳ] n → étoile f (= celebrity); vedette f
4-star hotel → hôtel m 4 étoiles;
4-star petrol (Brit) → super m;
stars npl the stars (Astrology) → l'horoscope m
star [stɑːʳ] n → Stern m;
(celebrity) → Star m
vt (Theat, Cine) → in der Hauptrolle zeigen
vi to star in → die Hauptrolle haben in;
2-star petrol (Brit) → Normal(benzin) nt;
4-star petrol (Brit) → Super(benzin) nt
star [stɑːʳ] n → stella (= celebrity); divo/a (= principal actor); vedette f inv
vi to star (in) → essere il (or la) protagonista (di) vt (CINE) → essere interpretato/a da;
4-star petrol (BRIT) → super f
n star [staː]
1 the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets. ster كَوْكَب звезда hvězda stjerne der Stern άστρο täht ستاره tähti étoile כּוֹכָב तारा zvijezda csillag bintang stjarna stella 恒星 항성 žvaigždė zvaigzne bintang ster stjerne gwiazda estrela astru звезда hviezda zvezda zvezda stjärna ดวงดาว yıldız 恆星 світило, зірка ستارہ ngôi sao 恒星
2 any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light The sky was full of stars. ster نَجْم звезда hvězda stjerne der Stern αστέρι täht اختر tähti étoile כּוֹכָב तारक zvijezda csillag bintang fastastjarna stella 星 별 žvaigždė zvaigzne bintang ster stjerne gwiazda estrela stea звезда hviezda zvezda zvezda stjärna ดาว yıldız 星星 зоря, зірка آسمان میں ستاروں کی طرح چمکنے والی کوءی چیز tinh tú 星星
3 an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel. ster أي شَيء على شَكْل نَجْم، عَلامَة تُشير إلى مُسْتَوى أو جَوْدَة المَكان أو الشَّيء катргория hvězdička stjerne; -stjernet der Stern αστέρι (προσδιοριστικό ποιότητας) tärn نشان پنج پر tähti étoile כּוֹכָב तारा नुमा कोई चीज zvijezda (znak kvalitete) csillag bintang stjarna stella 星のマーク (등급을 나타내는) 성장(星章) žvaigždutė zvaigzne; zvaigznīte bintang ster stjerne; –stjernes gwiazda estrela stea звёздочка; звезда hviezdička zvezda zvezda stjärna รูปดาว yıldız 星號(即)...星級... зірка; зірочка متعدد شعاؤں والی کوءی چیز vật hình sao, trang trí ngôi sao 星号（即）...星级...
4 a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc a film/television star; a football star; (also adjective ) She has had many star rôles in films. ster نَجْم رياضي أو سينمائي أو مَسْرَحي знаменитост hvězda; hlavní role stjerne; -stjerne; stjerne- der Star, Star-... αστέρας, σταρ staar, -kuulsus ستاره سينما tähti vedette כּוֹכָב प्रसिद्धि, कीर्ति (glumačka, izvođačka) zvijezda sztár bintang stjarna stella スター (영화·스포츠 등의) 인기 배우[], 에이스 žvaigždė; pagrindinis slavenība; zvaigzne artis terkenal ster (film-/idretts)stjerne; stjerne- gwiazda, gwiazdor estrela star, vedetă звезда hviezda; hlavný zvezda zvezda stjärna ดารานักแสดง star, yıldız 明星 зірка کوءی اہم اداکار، اداکارہ یا مشہور شخصیت ngôi sao điện ảnh 明星
v – past tense, past participle starred –
1 to play a leading role in a play, film etc She has starred in two recent films. hoofrol speel يَقومُ بِدَوْر البُطولَه في فِلْم سينمائي играя главна роля hrát hlavní roli have hovedrollen als Hauptdarsteller auftreten πρωταγωνιστώ peaosa mängima هنرپيشه نقش اول بودن esiintyä pääosassa être la vedette de לְכַכֵּב नायक के रूप में प्रस्तुत करना igrati glavnu ulogu főszerepet játszik membintangi leika aðalhlutverk í (essere fra gli interpreti principali) 主演する 주연하다 atlikti pagrindinį vaidmenį tēlot galveno lomu berlakon als ster optreden spille hovedrolle i grać główną rolę fazer o papel principal a fi vedeta играть главную роль hrať hlavnú úlohu igrati glavno vlogo igrati glavnu ulogu spela (ha) huvudrollen เป็นดารา baş rolü oynamak 扮演主角 грати головну роль کسی ناٹک میں اہم کردار ادا کرنا đóng vai chính 扮演主角
2 (of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer The film starred Elvis Presley. in die hoofrol hê يُقَدِّم النَّجْم الفُلاني в главната роля uvést v hlavní roli have (...) i hovedrollen in einer Hauptrolle zeigen έχω πρωταγωνιστή (millegi) peaosas esinema در نقش اصلي شركت دادن olla pääosassa avoir pour vedette לְהָצִיג כְּכּוֹכָב नायक बनना igrati glavnu ulogu, imati zvijezdu za glumca a főszerepben ... punya bintang hafa sem aðalleikara (avere fra gli interpreti principali) 主役にする 주역을 시키다, 스타로 만들다 (kur) pasirodyti pagrindiniame vaidmenyje rādīt (kādu) galvenajā lomā dibintangi in de hoofdrol hebben presentere (en skuespiller) i hovedrolle mieć w głównej roli ter como estrela a avea ca vedetă сниматься в главной роли uviesť v hlavnej úlohe (v filmu) igrati glavno vlogo imati glavnog glumca [] i huvudrollen นำแสดงโดย baş rolde ... oynamak 使擔任主角 надавати головну роль کسی فلم میں اہم کردار ادا کرنا có đóng vai chính 使担任主角
n stardom
the state of being a famous performer to achieve stardom. beroemdheid نُجومِيَّه ранг на звезда popularita hvězdy stjernestatus die Welt der Stars φήμη αστέρα kuulsus ستاره بودن kuuluisuus célébrité מַעֲמָד שֶׁל כּוֹכָב विशिष्ट अभिनयकर्ता में शामिल होना status filmske zvijezde, zvjezdani status a sztárok (lelki) világa kemashuran sebagai bintang stjörnulíf, frægð celebrità スターの地位 스타의 자리[] žvaigždžių lygis, šlovė slava; popularitāte; (kino, teātra) zvaigžņu pasaule kemasyhuran het ster{#169}zijn stjernestatus gwiazdorstwo estrelato celebritate положение звезды popularita hviezdy zvezdništvo najveća popularnost stjärnstatus, berömmelse yıldızlık 明星地位 становище зірки فلمی ستارے کا منصب cương vị là diễn viên nổi tiếng 明星地位
adj starry
full of or shining like stars a starry night; starry eyes. flonkerend مُرَصَّع بالنُّجوم звезден hvězdný; zářící stjerneklar Sternen-, strahlend έναστρος, λαμπερός σαν άστρο tähine, särav پر ستاره tähti- étoilé; étincelant מְנַצנֵץ כְּכּוֹכָב तारों से भरा zvjezdan, zvjezdolik csillagos penuh bintang stjörnubjartur; bjartur, blikandi stellato; (luminoso come una stella) 星の輝く 별처럼 빛나는, 반짝이는 žvaigždėtas, kaip žvaigždės zvaigžņots; zvaigznei līdzīgs berbintang vol sterren stjerneklar, strålende gwiaździsty estrelado înstelat; scânteietor; strălucitor, luminos звёздный; лучистый hviezdny; žiariaci zvezdnat; bleščeč sjajan stjärnbeströdd, tindrande เต็มไปด้วยดาว yıldızlı (如星)明亮的，布滿星星的 зоряний ستاروں سے پُر giống hình sao （如星）明亮的，布满星星的
n starfish
a type of small sea creature with five points as arms. seester نَجْم البَحْر، قِنْديل البَحْر морска звезда hvězdice søstjerne der Seestern αστερίας meritäht ستاره دريايي meritähti étoile de mer כּוֹכָב-יָם तारामीन morska zvijezda tengeri csillag bintang laut krossfiskur stella di mare ひとで 불가사리 jūrų žvaigždė jūraszvaigzne tapak sulaiman zeester sjøstjerne rozgwiazda estrela do mar stea de mare морская звезда hviezdica morska zvezda morska zvezda sjöstjärna ปลาดาว deniz yıldızı 海星(魚) морська зірка ستارپ ،مچھلی sao biển 海星（鱼）
n starlight
the light from the stars. sterlig ضَوء النُّجوم звездна светлина světlo hvězd stjerneskin das Sternenlicht αστροφεγγιά tähevalgus درخشش ستاره tähtien valo lumière des étoiles אוֹר כּוֹכָבִים नक्षत्र-प्रकाश zvjezdana svjetlost csillagfény cahaya bintang stjörnuskin luce delle stelle 星明かり 별빛 žvaigždžių šviesa zvaigžņu gaisma sinar bintang sterrelicht stjerneskinn/-skjær światło gwiazd luz das estrelas lumina stelelor свет звёзд svetlo hviezd zvezdna svetloba svetlost zvezda stjärnljus แสงดาว yıldız ışığı 星光 світло зірок ستاروں کی روشنی được chiếu sáng bằng các ngôi sao 星光
adj starlit
bright with stars a starlit night. helder, sterbelig مُضاء بالنُّجوم огрян от звезди hvězdnatý stjerneoplyst sternklar αστροφώτιστος tähevalge درخشنده با ستاره tähtikirkas étoilé מוּאָר בְּאוֹר כּוֹכָבִים तारों की छांव obasjan zvijezdama, sjajan csillagfényes penuh cahaya bintang stjörnubjartur stellato 星明かりの 별이 밝은 žvaigždėtas zvaigžņots diterangi cahaya bintang door sterren verlicht stjerneklar gwiaźdźisty estrelado cu stele, înstelat звёздный, освещённый звёздами hviezdnatý zvezdnat osvetljen svetlošću zvezda stjärnbelyst, stjärnljus ซึ่งส่องแสงจากดวงดาว yıldızlarla aydınlanmış 星光照耀的 зоряний; освітлений сяйвом зірок ستاروں سے روشن được chiếu sáng bằng các ngôi sao 星光照耀的
star turn
the most successful or spectacular performance or item (in a show etc) The acrobats were the star turn of the evening. beste opvoering العَرْض النّاجِح جِدا коронен номер zlatý hřeb hovednummer der Höhepunkt το κυριότερο νούμερο tõmbenumber نقش موفق vetonaula vedette “הַכּוֹכָב “ विशिष्ट कार्यक्रम, विशिष्ट प्रदर्शन najuspješnija izvedba večeri, najbolji dio (predstave) fő szám/attrakció pertunjukan paling hebat stjörnuatriði, stjarna (attrazione principale) 呼び物 주요 프로[] (programos) viršūnė programmas nagla pertunjukan paling hebat glanspunt glansnummer, hovednummer główna atrakcja número principal vedetă гвоздь программы zlatý klinec glavna točka vrhunac huvud-, glansnummer, paradnummer ดาวเด่น en çarpıcı gösteri 主要節目 головний номер програми بے حد کامیاب مظاہرہ tiết mục chính, phần hấp dẫn nhất 主要节目
see stars
to see flashes of light as a result of a hard blow on the head. sien sterre يَرى النُّجوم من شِدَّة الضَّرْبَه виждам звезди посред бял ден vidět hvězdičky se sol, måne og stjerner Sterne sehen μετά από βλέπω αστεράκια δυνατό χτύπημα silme ees läheb kirjuks سياهي رفتن چشم nähdä tähtiä voir trente-six chandelles לִראוֹת כּוֹכָבִים चोट इत्यादि लगने से आंखों के सामने तारे दिखना vidjeti zvijezde (zbog boli) szikrát hány a szeme (az ütéstől) berkunang-kunang sjá stjörnur vedere le stelle 目から火花がでる (얻어 맞아) 눈에서 불이 나다, 눈이 아찔하다 (kam) pažirti žiežirboms iš akių (kādam) dzirksteles vien gar acīm nošķīst berpinar-pinar sterretjes zien se både sol og måne og stjerner zobaczyć wszystkie gwiazdy ver estrelas a vedea stele verzi искры из глаз посыпались vidieť hviezdičky videti vse zvezde videti zvezde se stjärnor หัวหมุนงงหลังจากหัวโดนกระแทก gözünde yıldızlar uçuşmak 眼裡冒金星 іскри з очей полетіли دن میں تارے نظر آنا nổ đom đóm mắt 眼里冒金星
thank one's lucky stars
to be grateful for one's good luck. jou sterre bedank يَحْمِدُ رَبَّه благодарен съм děkovat své šťastné hvězdě takke sin gud og skaber seinem Glücksstern danken ευγνωμονώ την τύχη μου (oma) õnne tänama خوشخالي براي موفقيت كسي kiittää onneaan bénir son étoile (de ce que) להודות על מזלו הטוב शुभग्रह के लिए आभारी होना biti zahvalan na sreći, zahvaliti svojoj sretnoj zvijezdi a szerencséjének köszönheti bersyukur þakka sínum sæla fyrir (ringraziare la propria buona stella) 幸運に感謝する 행운에 감사하다 dėkoti likimui pateikties zvaigznēm/liktenim berterima kasih pada nasib baik zich gelukkig prijzen takke sin skjebne for dziękować Bogu à sorte agradecer a mulţumi sorţii благодарить свою звезду ďakovať svojej šťastnej hviezde zahvaliti se svoji srečni zvezdi zahvaliti srećnoj zvezdi ขอบคุณในโชค şansına/talihine şükretmek 謝天謝地 привітати себе з таланом کسی کی اچھی قسمت کا شکر گزار ہونا cảm thấy mình may mắn 谢天谢地
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