star noun
1 small point of light in the night sky
ADJ. bright, brilliant | faint | distant | nearby, nearer/nearest | falling, shooting | evening, morning
QUANT. cluster a dense cluster of stars at the galaxy's nucleus
STAR + VERB be out | shine, twinkle A bright star shone in the East. | appear, come out
STAR + NOUN cluster
PREP. under the ~s We camped out under the stars.
PHRASES a canopy of stars They lay down under a canopy of stars. | the brightness/density/luminosity of a star
2 famous person
ADJ. big There were several big Hollywood stars at the function. | true, undisputed | rising, young | football, pop, etc. | Hollywood, screen, film, movie, soap, TV
QUANT. array, galaxy, host Channel 4 has lined up a galaxy of stars for the coming season.
STAR + NOUN quality, status | role | actor, performer, player | attraction, turn He was the star turn at the celebrations. | vehicle The film was nothing more than a star vehicle for Tom Hanks.
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