stars
noun · verb
Form of star , plural of star.
Simple meaning
Any celestial body visible from the Earth at night.
Pronunciation
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stahrzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstɑɹz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of star
Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
plural of star
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.
plural of star
Senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
plural of starastrologytypically in the plural
A planet thought to influence one's fate; (figuratively) fate or luck.
verb
third-person singular of star
To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
third-person singular of star
Feature as the star
“The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man.”
third-person singular of star
Be the star in a performance
third-person singular of star
To mark with a star or asterisk.
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
Used this way, stars is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction).
The status of being acknowledged as a star.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The first flag of the Confederate States of America.
The national flag of the United States of America.
California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers.
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