(astrology) Synonym of the astrological sign.STAR STREAM, noun.

(military) A type of ammunition shell which bursts to release a shower of stars for illuminating enemy positions etc.STAR SIGN, noun. The fruit of the carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola.STAR GAUGE, noun. (New Age) a person believed to have a reincarnated soul of an extraterrestrial or extradimensional beingSTAR SHELL, noun. (pejorative) a legal or administrative body with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedingsSTAR CHART, noun. To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.STAR, verb. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!Learn a new word every day. astronomy a group of stars that form a particular pattern in the sky. Also used commercially as a source of shikimic acid for the production of Tamiflu.STAR APPLE, noun. (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points.STAR, noun. STAR, proper noun. STAR ANISE, noun. when the star of the school play came down with the flu on opening night, her understudy got to go on. subdwarf, supercluster, supergiant, supernova, variable, variable star, white dwarf.

the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show (roller derby) The transfer of jammer status to a team's pivot, accomplished by passing a helmet cover marked with a star.STAR PICKET, noun. Plural of star macromoleculeSTAR OF DAVID, proper noun.

(science fiction) A hypothetical process wherein a portion of a star's mass is removed, generally to serve as an energy source.STAR MACROMOLECULE, noun.

A nickname for the United States Strategic Defense Initiative.STAR WARSY, adjective. A network topology consisting of a physical star and a logical ring.STAR SCOUT, noun. An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.STAR, noun. (astronomy) A large group of many stars spread over very many light-years of space; the stars are not part of any structure but are in an area of greater than average stellar density.STAR CLUSTER, noun. minor. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the science fiction franchise Star Trek.STAR VAULT, noun. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the science fiction franchise Star Wars.STAR, noun.

Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.STAR, noun. widely known A village in Scotland. A performer who receives prominent billing.STAR, noun. A plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem.STAR, noun. (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.STAR, noun. A tropical tree, Chrysophyllum cainito.STAR CHAMBER, noun. a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light STAR, noun. inferior. (computing theory) A measure of the structural complexity of a regular expression, equal to the maximum nesting depth of stars in the expression.STAR JELLY, noun.

lesser. standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement Sicyos angulatus, an annual vine in the cucumber family, native to eastern North America.STAR DRIVES, noun. in the mind of another.© 2006-2020 «Word Associations Network». (astronomy) (photography) The line of light recorded on a photographic medium when a time exposure is made of a star in the nighttime sky using a camera on a fixed mount, caused by the rotation of the earth during the period of time when the camera's shutter is held open.STAR TREK, proper noun. Plural of star drive Alternative form of stardrivesSTAR FINCH, noun. (star) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Valued for its decorative shape as well as its flavor. An Australian species of estrildid finch, Neochmia ruficauda.STAR FORT, noun. inessential. extra. (astrology) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.STAR, noun. celestial mechanics The branch of astronomy that studies the motions of all types of astronomical objects, including stars, planets, and natural an… Futuristic, particularly with respect to things similar in appearance or effect to technology in the Star Trek franchise.STAR TREKKISH, adjective. Cynodon and Chloris spp., grasses in the Eleusininae subtribe of Poaceae, especially Cynodon dactylon.STAR GRASS, noun. nonessential. of or relating to the stars