pole star
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
Types & categories
- lodestar instance hypernym
- variable star instance hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Little Bear member holonym
- Little Dipper member holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Little Bear |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Little Dipper |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | lodestar |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | variable star |