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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
   - ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz, megastar
    
3. Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
    
4. An actor who plays a principal role
   - principal, lead
    
5. A plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
    
6. A performer who receives prominent billing
   - headliner
    
7. A star-shaped character * used in printing
   - asterisk
    
8. The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
   - star topology

1. Feature as the star
   "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
    
2. (dramaturgy) be the star in a performance
    
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

Derived forms: starred, stars, starring

See also: major

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

Part of: constellation, extragalactic nebula, galaxy

Encyclopedia: Star, ID Star, Fife Star, Idaho Star, Id Star, Alberta Star Star, Bryansk Oblast Star, Anglesey Star, MS Star, Somerset Star, Pembrokeshire Star, Texas Star, TX Star, Novgorod Oblast Star, Mississippi Star, Michigan Star, North Carolina Star, NC