star

Universal Words noun, verb noun in sky 1 [C] a large ball of burning gas in space that we see as a point of light in the sky at night: There was a big moon and hundreds of stars were shining overhead. * Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. * We camped out under the stars. seealsoFALLINGSTAR, LODESTAR, POLESTAR, SHOOTINGSTAR, STARRY shape 2 [C] an object, a decoration, a mark, etc., usually with five or six points, whose shape represents a star: a horse with a white star on its forehead * a sheriff's star * I've put a star by the names of the girls in the class. * a four-star general mark of quality 3 [C,usually sing.] a mark that represents a star and tells you how good sth is, especially a hotel or restaurant: three- / four- / five-star hotels * What star rating does this restaurant have? performer 4 [C] a famous and excellent singer, performer, sports player, etc: pop / rock / Hollywood stars * a football / tennis star * He's so good-I'm sure he'll be a big star. * She acts well but she hasn't got star quality. * The best models receive star treatment. seealsoALL-STAR, FILMSTAR, MEGASTAR, MOVIESTAR, SUPERSTAR 5 [C] a person who has the main part, or one of the main parts, in a film/movie, play, etc: She was the star of many popular television series. * The star of the show was a young Italian singer. * the star role / part seealsoSTARTURN best of group 6 [C] (often used before another noun) a person or thing that is the best of a group: a star student * He was the star performer at the championships. * The star prize is a weekend for two in Paris. * The monkey was the star attraction (= the best or most popular act) at the show. helpful person 7 [C,usually sing.] (spoken, informal) used to show that you feel very grateful for sth that sb has done or that you think they are wonderful: Thanks! You're a star! influence on sb's future 8 (stars) [pl.] a description of what is going to happen to sb in the future, based on the position of the stars and planets when they were born SYNHOROSCOPE: Do you read your stars in the paper? 9 [C] a planet or force that some people believe to influence a person's life: You must have been born under a lucky star! seealsoILL-STARRED IDIOMS see stars (informal) to see flashes of light in front of your eyes, usually because you have been hit on the head moreatREACHv., THANK verb (-rr-) perform in movie / play 1 [V] ~ (with / opposite sb) (in sth) to have one of the main parts in a film/movie, play, etc: She starred opposite Jack Nicholson in 'As Good as it Gets'. * No one has yet been chosen for the starring role (= the main part). 2 [VN] [nopassive] if a film/movie, play, etc. stars sb, that person has one of the main parts: a movie starring Tom Cruise and Demi Moore * The studio wants to star her in a sequel to last year's hit. seealsoCO-STAR mark with symbol 3 [VN] [usuallypassive] to put a symbol shaped like a star (called an ASTERISK) next to a word, etc. in order to make people notice it: Treat all the sections that have been starred as priority.