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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 [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]
    
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 [informal], most important

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, 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, Novgorod Oblast