star
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
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Sense 2 verb
feature as the star
The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man
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Sense 3 noun
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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Sense 4 verb
be the star in a performance
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Sense 5 noun
any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
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Sense 6 verb
mark with an asterisk
Linguists star unacceptable sentences
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Sense 7 noun
an actor who plays a principal role
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Sense 8 noun
a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
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Sense 9 noun
a performer who receives prominent billing
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Sense 10 noun
a star-shaped character * used in printing
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Sense 11 noun
the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
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| 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 |