star
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
Types & categories
- celestial body hypernym
- binary hyponym
- fixed star hyponym
- giant star hyponym
- lodestar hyponym
- multiple star hyponym
- neutron star hyponym
- nova hyponym
- red dwarf hyponym
- red giant hyponym
- sun hyponym
- supergiant hyponym
- supernova hyponym
- variable star hyponym
- white dwarf hyponym
- Alpha Crucis instance hyponym
- Beta Centauri instance hyponym
- Beta Crucis instance hyponym
- Deneb instance hyponym
- Denebola instance hyponym
- Pollux instance hyponym
- Regulus instance hyponym
- Spica instance hyponym
- Sterope instance hyponym
- sun instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- extragalactic nebula member holonym
- constellation member holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
feature as the star
The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Types & categories
- expert hypernym
- track star hyponym
Related & opposite
- star derivation
- ace derivation
- expert derivation
- consummate derivation
Sense 4 verb
be the star in a performance
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- whiz derivation
- headliner derivation
- principal derivation
- dramaturgy domain topic
Sense 5 noun
any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
Types & categories
- celestial body hypernym
- starlet hyponym
Related & opposite
- starry derivation
Sense 6 verb
mark with an asterisk
Linguists star unacceptable sentences
Types & categories
- mark hypernym
Related & opposite
- asterisk derivation
Sense 7 noun
an actor who plays a principal role
Types & categories
- actor hypernym
- co-star hyponym
- film star hyponym
- matinee idol hyponym
- television star hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 noun
a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
Types & categories
- plane figure hypernym
- hexagram hyponym
- asterism hyponym
- pentacle hyponym
Sense 9 noun
a performer who receives prominent billing
Types & categories
- performer hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 10 noun
a star-shaped character * used in printing
Types & categories
- grapheme hypernym
Related & opposite
- asterisk derivation
Sense 11 noun
the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
Types & categories
- network topology hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | starry |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astronomy |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | extragalactic nebula |
| 1 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | constellation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | celestial body |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | binary |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fixed star |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | giant star |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lodestar |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | multiple star |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neutron star |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nova |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | red dwarf |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | red giant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sun |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supergiant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supernova |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | variable star |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | white dwarf |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Alpha Crucis |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Beta Centauri |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Beta Crucis |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Deneb |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Denebola |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Pollux |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Regulus |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Spica |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Sterope |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | sun |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | headliner |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | principal |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | feature |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | co-star |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | star |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ace |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | expert |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | consummate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | expert |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | track star |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiz |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | headliner |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | principal |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | dramaturgy |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | perform |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | co-star |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | starry |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | celestial body |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | starlet |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | asterisk |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | mark |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | star |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | star |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | actor |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | co-star |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | film star |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | matinee idol |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | television star |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | plane figure |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | hexagram |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | asterism |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | pentacle |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | stardom |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | star |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | headline |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | star |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | performer |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | asterisk |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | grapheme |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | network topology |