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Noun star has 8 senses
- star - (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
--1 is a kind of celestial body, heavenly body
--1 is a member of galaxy, extragalactic nebula; constellation
--1 has particulars:
- ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
--2 is a kind of expert
--2 has particulars: track star
- star - any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
--3 is a kind of celestial body, heavenly body
- star - a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
--4 is a kind of plane figure, two-dimensional figure
--4 has particulars: hexagram; asterism; pentacle, pentagram
- star, principal, lead - an actor who plays a principal role
--5 is a kind of actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
--5 has particulars:
- headliner, star - a performer who receives prominent billing
--6 is a kind of performer, performing artist
- asterisk, star - a star-shaped character * used in printing
--7 is a kind of character, grapheme, graphic symbol
- star topology, star - the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
--8 is a kind of topology, network topology
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