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- pronunciation:
- star
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you look at the sky on a clear night, you can see points of light that we call stars. The stars we see in the sky at night look small, but they are really very big and very far away. Stars are made up of gases, and they are very hot and very bright. Our sun is a star. It looks different from the other stars because it is so near to our earth.
On a clear night in the summer, I like to go outside and look at the stars.
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| definition 2: |
A star is a shape that has five or six points. A shape like this reminds us of the stars we see in the night sky.
There are fifty white stars on the American flag There is one star for each of the fifty states.
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| definition 3: |
A star is someone who has a main part in a play or movie.
Shawna's brother is going to be one of the stars in the high school play. He has to learn a lot of lines for his part. Andy is going to be in the play too, but he's not one of the stars.- antonyms:
- extra
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| definition 4: |
A star is a special, famous performer in things like sports, music, or movies. Stars often become very famous, and people like to read or hear all about them.
Ashley's sister has pictures of movie stars all over the walls of her room.The singer was a big star a long time ago, but a lot of people have never heard of him now.- antonyms:
- nobody
- similar words:
- ace
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| related words: |
actor, celebrity, hero, lead, personality, principal |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
stars, starring, starred |
| definition 1: |
When a play or movie stars a certain actor, it means that the play presents that actor in a main part.
I want to see that movie because it stars one of my favorite actors.- similar words:
- feature
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| definition 2: |
When someone stars in a play or movie, it means that they play a main part in it.
We know what the school play will be this year, but we don't know who will star in it yet. |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
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A star athlete is one who people can see is much better than the others. A star detective is one who solves the most crimes. A star reporter writes the best newspaper stories.
Nobody was surprised that the star player scored the most points in the game.- synonyms:
- outstanding
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| derivation: |
starless (adj.) |
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