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star /stɑː $ stɑːr/ noun 1. a large ball of burning gas in space that can be seen at night as a point of light in the skyadjectivesa bright star Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.a distant star (=very far away) She stared up towards the distant stars.A shooting star is a ball of rock and burning gas that makes a line in the sky as it falls through the atmosphere.verbsa star shines I looked up and saw hundreds of stars shining in the sky.a star twinkles (=shines with an unsteady light) Stars began to twinkle in the darkening night sky.the stars appear/come out (=appear in the sky) We arrived home just as the stars were coming out.the stars are out (=they are shining) There was a full moon, and the stars were out.look up at the stars I had spent a lot of time looking up at the stars as a kid.sleep under the stars (=in a place with no roof) In the desert, they slept out under the stars.phrasesa cluster of stars (=a small group of stars close together in the sky) He fixed his telescope on a tiny cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus.THESAURUS: starin the sky planet one of the large objects that goes around the Sun, for example the Earth, Saturn, Mercury, or Mars: The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781. | He was able to prove that the planets went around the sun. sun the star that gives us light and heat, around which the planets move. There are also many millions of other suns in the universe: The sun came out from behind a cloud. | I'm sure it is possible for life to occur around another star like our sun. moon the round object that moves around the Earth every 28 days, or a similar object that goes around another planet: The moon rose in the night sky (=it became higher in the sky). | The moon went behind a cloud. | Titan is one of the moons of Saturn. asteroid a mass of rock that moves around the Sun. Most asteroids are found between Jupiter and Mars: the asteroid belt pulsar a type of star that is far away in space and produces radiation and radio waves quasar an object like a star that is far away in space and shines extremely brightly supernova a very large exploding star constellation a group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name: The constellation of Orion is one of the most easily recognizable patterns of stars in the night sky. galaxy one of the large groups of stars that make up the universe: Astronomers have detected a galaxy 11 billion light years away. the universe all space, including all the stars and planets: The universe is over 13 billion years old. | How many planets in the universe may be able to support life?2. a famous and successful actor, musician, or sports playeradjectivesa big star (=a very famous and successful star) He has worked with some of the world’s biggest stars.an international star His performance in ‘Titanic’ made him an international star.a rising star (=someone who is becoming famous and successful) She is one of Hollywood’s rising stars.nouns + stara movie/film/Hollywood star He looked like a movie star.a pop/rock star Who’s your favourite pop star?a TV star The magazine is full of pictures of famous TV stars.a soap star (=a star in a television soap opera (=a programme about the lives of an imaginary group of ordinary people) She was known as a soap star before she took up singing.a sports/football/basketball etc star Sam was a football star in college.a child star (=a child who is a famous performer) The production team say they have been careful to look after all their child stars.star + nounsstar quality (=a special quality that could make someone a star) She radiates genuine star quality.star status (=the position of being a star) Pfeiffer struggled for ten years to achieve star status.star treatment (=special treatment that a star gets) Winners get star treatment from the media.a star vehicle (=a film or television programme that is intended to show the abilities of one particular star) He denied that the movie was just a star vehicle for Tom Hanks.prepositionsthe star of sth Elizabeth Taylor was the star of 57 films.phrasesa star of stage and screen (=a star who has been in plays and films) Now this much-loved star of stage and screen has been made a Dame.THESAURUS: stara famous person celebrity someone who often appears in newspapers, on television etc and is well-known to the public. Celebrities are often famous for being famous, not because they have any great talent: The magazine is full of gossip about celebrities. name a famous person whose name is known by many people – used especially in the following expressions: All the big names in football were at the awards dinner. | Giorgio Armani is one of the most famous names in fashion. | Emin became a household name after she won the Turner Prize (=someone who everyone has heard of). personality an entertainer or sports player who is famous and often appears in the newspapers, on television etc – used especially in the following phrases: Many advertisers use TV personalities to promote their products. | He was chosen as sports personality of the year.a very famous person superstar an extremely famous performer, especially a musician or film actor: The film made Tom Cruise an international superstar. legend someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing something – used especially about people who are at the end of a long career or who have died: Jane Fonda is the daughter of film legend Henry Fonda. | The album features blues legend John Lee Hooker. | Senna became a legend in the world of motor racing. the greats the people who are the best players or performers that there have ever been: He was one of the all-time soccer greats. | The studio was founded by movie greats including Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin.3. used about the best or most important actor, performer, player etcstar + nounsstar player/performer The team will be without their star player.star guest And now for our star guest, Mr Robbie Williams.phrasessb is the star of the show George Michael was definitely the star of the show.
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