(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

[ Syn: ace , adept , champion , sensation , maven , mavin , virtuoso , genius , hotshot , superstar , whiz , whizz , wizard , wiz ]

any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

an actor who plays a principal role

[ Syn: principal , lead ]

a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem

a performer who receives prominent billing

[ Syn: headliner ]

a star-shaped character * used in printing

[ Syn: asterisk ]

the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

[ Syn: star topology ]

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

[ Syn: leading , prima , starring , stellar ]

feature as the star; The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man'

be the star in a performance

mark with an asterisk; Linguists star unacceptable sentences

[ Syn: asterisk ]