| all-star |
made up entirely of superior performers. [2 definitions] |
| binary star |
two stars orbiting around a common center of gravity and often appearing as one to the unaided sight or through a telescope; double star. |
| costar |
one of two or more lead performers in the same presentation. [3 definitions] |
| dwarf star |
a star of relatively small size and low mass and luminosity. (See white dwarf.) |
| evening star |
a bright planet, esp. Venus, seen in the western sky at or soon after sunset. |
| falling star |
a meteor; shooting star. |
| five-star |
having a rating of five stars out of five, conventionally the highest rating a hotel, restaurant, or the like receives from professional critics. |
| fixed star |
any star that appears to be in a fixed position relative to other stars. |
| four-star |
describing a general or admiral whose insignia carries four stars. [2 definitions] |
| giant star |
a star of great mass and luminosity. |
| gold star |
a small golden star displayed as a sign that someone in one's family or organization has been killed in war. [2 definitions] |
| morning star |
any bright planet, esp. Venus, visible in the eastern sky just before or at dawn. |
| movie star |
a movie actor who has attained celebrity and usu. plays lead roles in movies. |
| neutron star |
an extremely dense star, composed mostly of neutrons, with very powerful gravitational attraction. |
| pop star |
a successful and famous performer of popular music. |
| rock star |
a performer of rock-'n'-roll music who has gained great popularity and fame; rock-'n'-roll star. |
| shooting star |
a chunk of extraterrestrial matter that burns up as it enters the earth's atmosphere; meteor. [2 definitions] |
| star route |
a postal route between stations, given to a private carrier on contract. |
| star-crossed |
destined to suffer an unhappy end; ill-fated; unlucky. |
| star-nosed mole |
a mole of eastern North America that has a starlike ring of slender fleshy growths encircling its nose. |