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star

noun
/stɑː(ɹ)/UK/stɑɹ/US/staː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Doublet of aster; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo. Cognates Cognate with Scots starn, ster (“star”), Yola starr, steor (“star”), Saterland Frisian Stiern (“star”), West Frisian stjer (“star”), Cimbrian stèrn (“star”), Dutch ster (“star”), German Stern (“star”), Luxembourgish Stär (“star”), Mòcheno stern (“star”), Vilamovian śtaom (“star”), Yiddish שטערן (shtern, “star”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål stjerne (“star”), Faroese stjørna (“star”), Gutnish stjännå (“star”), Icelandic stjarna (“star”), Norwegian Nynorsk skjødna, stjerne (“star”), Swedish stjärna (“star”), Crimean Gothic stein (“star”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō, “star”), French étoile (“star”), Istriot stila (“star”), Istro-Romanian ste (“star”), Italian stella (“star”), Megleno-Romanian steau̯ă (“star”), Mirandese streilha (“star”), Occitan estela (“star”), Portuguese estrela (“star”), Romansh staila (“star”), Romanian stea (“star”), Sardinian isteddu (“star”), Sicilian stidda (“star”), Spanish estrella (“star”), Venetan stéła (“star”), Walloon sitoele (“star”), Latin stēlla (“star”), Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”), Greek αστέρι (astéri, “star”), Old Armenian աստղ (astł, “star”), Persian ستاره (setâre, “star”), Tajik ситора (sitora, “star”), Pashto ستوری (storay, “star”), Mazanderani اساره (ëssâre, “star”), Northern Kurdish stêr (“star”), Central Kurdish ئەستێرە (estêre, “star”), Zazaki astare (“star”), Ossetian стъалы (st’aly, “star”), Hindi तारा (tārā, “star”), Urdu تارا (tārā, “star”), Punjabi ਤਾਰਾ (tārā, “star”), Gujarati તારો (tāro, “star”), Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”).

  1. derived from *h₂stḗr✻
  2. inherited from *sternô✻
  3. inherited from *sterrō✻
  4. inherited from steorra
  5. inherited from sterre

Definitions

  1. Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky.…

    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.

    • He loved watching the stars in the sky with her.

  2. A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of…

    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.

  3. senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to…

    senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks

  4. ›+ 15 more definitions

    1. senses relating to fame

      • Many Hollywood stars attended the launch party.

    2. A friend, a mate, a pal.

      • "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]

    3. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc.,…

      A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.

    4. To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.

      • She starred in dozens of silent movies.
      • I was inundated with invitations; […] I felt, indeed, much as a great actor must when he goes 'starring' in the provinces.

    5. To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment…

      To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.

      • The show stars Calista Flockhart as a high-powered lawyer.
      • "What followed this decision was exactly what we had expected: Mr. Fox, realizing that the public was tiring of Theda Bara in vampire roles, announced that he would star her in a production of Romeo and Juliet," she illustrated.

    6. To mark with a star or asterisk.

    7. To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies

      To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.

      • Thy gloomy Grandeurs (Nature’s moſt auguſt, / Inſpiring Aſpect!) claim a grateful Verſe; / And, like a ſable Curtain ſtarr’d with Gold, / Drawn o’er my Labours paſt, ſhall cloſe the Scene.

    8. To shine like a star.

    9. A surname.

    10. A female given name from English.

      • 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.

    11. A placename.

    12. Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.

    13. Acronym of Special Task and Rescue.

    14. Acronym of Special Tactics and Rescue.

    15. Acronym of Southern Tagalog Arterial Road.

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Derived

5-star, action star, adult star, aim for the stars, all-star, amylum star, angstrom star, aniseed star, antistar, Argead star, astar, A star, back-cloth star, barnstar, barn star, barn-star, bar star, basket star, bat star, bearded star, Besselian star number, bestar, binary star, biscuit star, bistar, black hole star, blazingstar, blazing star, blitzar, bluestar, blue star, bog star, bold star, bright and morning star, brittle star, Bronze Star, Brunswick star, Burmese star tortoise, chemically peculiar star, Christmas Star · +339 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at star. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at star. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at star

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA