star¹ W2S2 n [C]

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1►in the sky◄
2►famous performer/player◄
3►main person in a film/play etc◄
4►best/most successful person◄
5►shape◄
6►hotels/restaurants◄
7 the stars
8 something is written in the stars
9 see stars
10 have stars in your eyes
11 you're a star!/what a star!

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[Language: Old English; Origin: steorra]
►IN THE SKY◄
a large ball of burning gas in space that can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky
▪I lay on my back and looked up at the stars.
▪The sky was filled with stars.
under the stars
▪That night, we camped out under the stars (=outdoors) .
▪The stars were all out (=they were shining) .
▪ stars twinkling overhead (=shining in the sky and quickly changing from bright to faint)
→ falling star, shooting star
►FAMOUS PERFORMER/PLAYER◄
a famous and successful actor, musician, or sports player
movie/film/Hollywood etc star
▪His dream was to become a Hollywood star.
pop/rock star
▪British pop star Elton John
▪By the age of twenty she was already a big star (=very famous performer) .
▪the highest paid child star of all time
▪a rising star (=someone who is becoming famous and successful) in the music world
▪She's a good actress, but she lacks star quality (=something that makes a person seem special and likely to be a star) .
▪She is a star of stage and screen .
►MAIN PERSON IN A FILM/PLAY ETC◄
the person who has the main part, or one of them, in a film, play, show etc
star of
▪Ray Grimes, the star of the television series 'Brother John'
►BEST/MOST SUCCESSFUL PERSON◄
a) the person who gives the best performance in a film, play, show etc
▪Laporte, as Ebenezer Scrooge, is undoubtedly the star of the show .
▪Shamu, the killer whale, is the show's star attraction (=best and most popular person or thing) .
b) the best or most successful person in a group of players, workers, students etc
star player/performer/salesman etc
▪the team's star player
▪the school's star pupil
▪the star columnist of the Sunday Times
►SHAPE◄
a) a shape with four or more points, which represents the way a star looks in the sky
b) a mark in the shape of a star, used to draw attention to something written
→ asterisk
▪I put a star next to the items that we still need to buy.
c) a piece of cloth or metal in the shape of a star, worn to show someone's rank or position - used especially on military uniforms
►HOTELS/RESTAURANTS◄
a mark used in a system for judging the quality of hotels and restaurants
three-star/four-star/five-star etc
▪a two-star hotel
the stars
BrE informal a description, usually printed in newspapers and magazines, of what will happen to you in the future, based on the position of the stars and planets at the time of your birth
→ horoscope sb's stars
▪I never read my stars .
→ star sign
sth is written in the stars
used to say that what happens to a person is controlled by fate (=a power that is believed to influence what happens in people's lives)
▪Their marriage was surely written in the stars.
see stars
to see flashes of light, especially because you have been hit on the head
▪I felt a little dizzy and could see stars.
have stars in your eyes
to imagine that something you want to do is much more exciting or attractive than it really is
→ starry-eyed
you're a star!/what a star!
BrE spoken said when you are very grateful or pleased because of what someone has done
▪Thanks, Mel. You're a real star!
→ four-star general, five-star, morning star, shooting star,guiding star at guiding , born under a lucky/unlucky star at born ² (7), reach for the stars at reach ¹ (11), thank your lucky stars at thank