Star

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The polestar; the north star.

II. Star ·noun That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.

III. Star ·noun A planet supposed to influence one's destiny; (usually ·pl) a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune.

IV. Star ·vt To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to Bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems.

V. Star ·noun One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon, comets, and nebulae.

VI. Star ·vi To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star.

VII. Star ·noun A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, ·etc.

VIII. Star ·noun A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, ·etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.

IX. Star ·noun Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk [thus, *];

— used as a reference to a note, or to fill a blank where something is omitted, ·etc.

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