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- [stahr]
- /stɑr/
- /stɑː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stahr]
- /stɑr/
Definitions of star word
- noun star any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 1
- noun star Astronomy. any of the large, self-luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris, etc. 1
- noun star any heavenly body. 1
- noun star Astrology. a heavenly body, especially a planet, considered as influencing humankind and events. 1
- noun star a person's destiny, fortune, temperament, etc., regarded as influenced and determined by the stars. 1
- noun star a conventionalized figure usually having five or six points radiating from or disposed about a center. 1
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Origin of star
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sterre, Old English steorra; cognate with Old High German sterra; akin to Old High German sterno, Old Norse stjarna, Gothic stairno, Latin stella, Greek astḗr, Sanskrit stṛ
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Parts of speech for Star
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
star popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
star usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for star
adj star
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- illustrious — highly distinguished; renowned; famous: an illustrious leader.
verb star
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- bring down the house — to receive enthusiastic applause from the audience
- feature — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
noun star
- actor — An actor is someone whose job is acting in plays or films. 'Actor' in the singular usually refers to a man, but some women who act prefer to be called 'actors' rather than 'actresses'.
- apple — An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh.
- apples — well or fine; under control.
- artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
- aubade — a song or poem appropriate to or greeting the dawn
adjective star
- ace — An ace is a playing card with a single symbol on it. In most card games, the ace of a particular suit has either the highest or the lowest value of the cards in that suit.
- celebrious — (obsolete) famous.
- eminent — (of a person) Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
- flagship — a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
- interstellar — Astronomy. situated or occurring between the stars: interstellar dust.
Antonyms for star
noun star
- commoner — In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.
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