star adj : indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)]

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 [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]

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

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

5 an actor who plays a principal role [syn: principal, lead]

6 a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: headliner]

7 a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: asterisk]

8 the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub [syn: star topology]

1 feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"

2 be the star in a performance

3 mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" [syn: asterisk] [also: starring, starred]starred adj : marked with an asterisk; "the starred items" [syn: asterisked]starred See star

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Verb

starred

1. past of star; to be the headline performer in a play or movie.

Anagrams

• retards
• traders