Meaning of star | Babel Free

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1. star (celestial body)
2. Acronym of Special Task and Rescue.
   Malaysia, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
3. Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
4. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
5. star (geometry)
6. Acronym of Special Tactics and Rescue.
   Singapore, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
7. A planet thought to influence one's fate; (figuratively) fate or luck.
8. To be dazzled or enraptured, as with romantic love.
9. A female given name from English.
   countable, uncountable
10. star (most important person in e.g. a film)
11. Acronym of Southern Tagalog Arterial Road.
    Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
12. A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is included.
13. To experience bright, flashing sensations, as from a blow to the head.
14. A placename.
    countable, uncountable
15. A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.
    countable, uncountable
16. mullet, star
17. senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
18. A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.
19. An asterisk (*) or comparable symbol (e.g., ★, ☆, ✶, ✦, ✧, ✷, ✪, ⭐) inspired by a celestial star.
20. see stars, to appear to see brilliant streaks of light before the eyes, as from a severe blow to the head.
21. A place in Russia
    countable, uncountable
22. A work settlement in the Dyatkovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
    countable, uncountable
23. third-person singular present indicative
24. An object that is maintained by its own gravity and shines due to the radiant energy produced by the nuclear fusion at its core.
25. A village in the Maryovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
    countable, uncountable
26. A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of failure can occur if the switch experiences corruption.
    figuratively
27. In the period from 1903 to 1928, there were several companies in the U.S. and at least one in Great Britain that made “Star” automobiles. The most successful was the Star from the Durant Motor Company in Lansing, MI.
28. A place in the United Kingdom
    countable, uncountable
29. A hamlet in Shipham civil parish, Somerset, England.
    countable, uncountable
30. A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
31. The main performer in a theatrical production:lead, principal, protagonist.
32. A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, also known as Star of Markinch.
    countable, uncountable
33. A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.
34. A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour in a military. Now often used metonymically for military rankings.
35. the state of being a famous performer. to achieve stardom. beroemdheid نُجومِيَّه ранг на звезда estrelato popularita hvězdy die Welt der Stars stjernestatus φήμη αστέρα kuulsus ستاره بودن tähteys célébrité מַעֲמָד שֶׁל כּוֹכָב विशिष्ट अभिनयकर्ता में शामिल होना status filmske zvijezde, zvjezdani status a sztárok (lelki) világa kemashuran sebagai bintang stjörnulíf, frægð celebrità スターの地位 스타의 지위 žvaigždžių lygis, šlovė slava; popularitāte; (kino, teātra) zvaigžņu pasaule kemasyhuran het ster-z...
36. A hamlet in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
    countable, uncountable
37. A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
38. senses relating to fame
39. An actor in a leading role.
40. full of or shining like stars. a starry night; starry eyes. flonkerend مُرَصَّع بالنُّجوم звезден estrelado hvězdný; zářící Sternen-, strahlend stjerneklar έναστρος, λαμπερός σαν άστρο tähine, särav پر ستاره tähtinen étoilé; étincelant מְנַצנֵץ כְּכּוֹכָב तारों से भरा zvjezdan, zvjezdolik csillagos penuh bintang stjörnubjartur; bjartur, blikandi stellato; 星の輝く 별의 žvaigždėtas, kaip žvaigždės zvaigžņots; zvaigznei līdzīgs berbintang vol sterren stjerneklar, strålendegwiaździstyestrelado înstela...
41. A small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
    countable, uncountable
42. An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
43. a type of small sea creature with five points as arms. seester نَجْم البَحْر، قِنْديل البَحْر морска звезда estrela do mar hvězdice der Seestern søstjerne αστερίας meritäht ستاره دريايي meritähti étoile de mer כּוֹכָב-יָם तारामीन morska zvijezda tengeri csillag bintang laut krossfiskur stella di mare ひとで 불가사리 jūrų žvaigždė jūraszvaigzne tapak sulaiman zeestersjøstjernerozgwiazda estrela do mar stea de mare морская звезда hviezdica morska zvezda morska zvezda sjöstjärna ปลาดาว deniz yıldızı 海星...
44. A place in the United States
    countable, uncountable
45. A city in Idaho.
    countable, uncountable
46. (Someone's) success or fame.
    figuratively
47. a juicy, yellow, oblong, tropical fruit, which, when cut across, is start-shaped. caarmbola karambola belimbing 괭이밥나무 열매 carambola มะเฟือง 楊桃 杨桃
48. An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
49. A friend, a mate, a pal.
    Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, broadly
50. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
    countable, uncountable
51. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
52. An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
    countable, uncountable
53. A small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
54. An unincorporated community in Mills County, Texas.
    countable, uncountable
55. Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.
    UK, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He loved watching the stars in the sky with her.”

“What's in the stars for you today? Find out in our horoscope.”

“star-crossed (meaning 'ill-fated')”

“But O malignant and ill-boading Starres,[…]”

“Men bless their stars and call it luxury.”

“But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,[…]. By the time we reached the house we were thanking our stars she had come.”

“Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics.”

“[…]on whom […] / Lavish Honour shower’d all her stars,[…]”

“three-star general”

“And the first music review I remember reading was in Rolling Stone, which rated albums on a scale of one to five stars, or so I thought. In 1990, the début solo album by Andrew Ridgeley, who had sung alongside George Michael in the pop duo Wham!, was awarded only half a star.”

“Many Hollywood stars attended the launch party.”

“His teacher tells us he is a star pupil.”

“I met my favourite star at the public event.”

“Star reporter, leg-man, cub, veteran gray in the trade—one and all they tried to pin the Bat like a caught butterfly to the front page of their respective journals—soon or late each gave up, beaten. He was news—[…]—the brief, staccato recital of his career in the morgues of the great dailies grew longer and more incredible each day.”

“someone's star is rising / has risen”

“It’s only in hindsight that I’m able to appreciate just how high my star had risen. I’d gone from being the student who couldn’t speak in class to being the teacher of the language of a new age, from the child of modest, middle-class Beltway parents to the man living the island life and making so much money that it had lost its meaning.”

“"Wha'ppen, star!" Hector said, grinning to reveal a gold-capped tooth. He told everyone it was solid twenty-four carat, but if it was, he would have wrenched it out with pliers to pawn to the highest bidder by now.”

“Hello claat, what you doing spar?[…]It's got three ring tones, that's the name for the ring. There's this one, right (ring tone sounds). That's fucking safe, spar. But mostly, I bought it for this, check this one out, claat!”

“Switches character to the street-wise Ragamuffin, speaking out of the corner of his mouth in Creole: "Whappen now star! Seckle, seckle now people! Cool, cool na baass! [what is happening friends? Settle down]”

“'Dey ain't mine,' Stacey snapped, flicking her head towards the yutes in the bedroom. 'I'm juss lookin after dem fi mi fren dem. I only av six pickney by tree men enuh, star.'”

“Emily Byrd Starr — Starr should be your first name. You look like a star—you have a radiant sort of personality shining through you— ... I think I shall call you Star.”

“Stella was always an original. I don't think she went on to university but I'm sure she's doing something interesting with her life. She calls herself Star now.”

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