,noun, adjective, verb, starred, star⋅ring.| 1. | any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. |
| 2. | Astronomy. any of the large, self-luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris, etc. |
| 3. | any heavenly body. |
| 4. | Astrology. a heavenly body, esp. a planet, considered as influencing humankind and events. |
| 5. | a person's destiny, fortune, temperament, etc., regarded as influenced and determined by the stars. |
| 6. | a conventionalized figure usually having five or six points radiating from or disposed about a center. |
| 7. | this figure used as an ornament, award, badge, mark of excellence, etc.: The movie was awarded three stars. |
| 8. | Jewelry.
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| 9. | Printing. an asterisk. |
| 10. | a person who is celebrated or distinguished in some art, profession, or other field. |
| 11. | a prominent actor, singer, or the like, esp. one who plays the leading role in a performance. |
| 12. | U.S. Military. battle star. |
| 13. | U.S. Navy.
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| 14. | a white spot on the forehead of a horse. |
| 15. | Heraldry. a mullet. |
| 16. | celebrated, prominent, or distinguished; preeminent: a star basketball player; a star reporter. |
| 17. | of or pertaining to a star or stars. |
| 18. | to set with or as with stars; spangle. |
| 19. | to feature as a star: an old movie starring Rudolph Valentino. |
| 20. | to mark with a star or asterisk, as for special notice. |
| 21. | to shine as a star; be brilliant or prominent. |
| 22. | (of a performer) to appear as a star: He starred in several productions of Shaw's plays. |
| 23. | make someone see stars, to deal someone a severe blow causing the illusion of brilliant streaks of light before the eyes: The blow on the head made him see stars, and the next thing he knew he was in the hospital. |
| 24. | thank one's lucky stars, to acknowledge one's good fortune; be grateful: Instead of complaining about hospital bills she should thank her lucky stars she's still alive. Also, thank one's stars. |
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An object in the sky that sends out its own light, generated by nuclear reactions in its center. There are many billions of stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way.
Note: Our own sun is a medium-sized star.
Note: Each star has a definite lifetime and dies when it uses up its supply of fuel. (See black hole, neutron star, supernova, and white dwarf.)
Note: All chemical elements heavier than helium are created in the center of stars and are returned to space when the star dies.
Note: New stars are forming constantly.
Stars
The eleven stars (Gen. 37:9); the seven (Amos 5:8); wandering (Jude 1:13); seen in the east at the birth of Christ, probably some luminous meteors miraculously formed for this specific purpose (Matt. 2:2-10); stars worshipped (Deut. 4:19; 2 Kings 17:16; 21:3; Jer. 19:13); spoken of symbolically (Num. 24:17; Rev. 1:16, 20; 12:1). (See ASTROLOGERS.)