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

Hypernym(s): celestial_body, heavenly_body

· someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Synonym(s): ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz

Hypernym(s): expert

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

Hypernym(s): celestial_body, heavenly_body

· an actor who plays a principal role

Synonym(s): principal, lead

Hypernym(s): actor, histrion, player, thespian, role_player

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

Hypernym(s): plane_figure, two-dimensional_figure

· a performer who receives prominent billing

Synonym(s): headliner

Hypernym(s): performer, performing_artist

· a star-shaped character * used in printing

Synonym(s): asterisk

Hypernym(s): character, graph, grapheme, graphic_symbol

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

Synonym(s): star_topology

Hypernym(s): topology, network_topology

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

Hypernym(s): have, feature

· be the star in a performance

Hypernym(s): perform, execute, do

· mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"

Synonym(s): asterisk

Hypernym(s): mark

· 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"

Synonym(s): leading, prima, starring, stellar