Star definition

Star as a noun

1. (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

   Same sense: champion, genius, ace, wizard, sensation, superstar, adept, wiz

3. any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

4. an actor who plays a principal role

   Same sense: lead, principal

5. a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem

6. a performer who receives prominent billing

   Same sense: headliner

7. a star-shaped character * used in printing

   Same sense: asterisk

8. the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

   Same sense: star topology

Star as a verb

9. feature as the star

   "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"

10. be the star in a performance

11. mark with an asterisk

    "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"

    Same sense: asterisk

Star as an adjective

12. indicating the most important performer or role

    "a star figure skater"

    Same sense: leading, starring, stellar, prima

Synonyms and antonyms

• champion
• genius
• ace
• wizard
• sensation
• superstar
• adept
• wiz
• lead definition
• principal
• headliner
• asterisk
• star topology
• leading
• starring
• stellar
• prima

How to say star

Star has 1 syllable and rhymes with are. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with star

• are
• far
• car
• bar
• guitar
• radar
• mar
• par
• ar
• bizarre
• jar
• reservoir

STAR in word games

Scrabble

4

Words With Friends

4

Anagrams

4

Is STAR a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check STAR in the word checker, or unscramble STAR to see its 4 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.