star

Adjective

• indicating the most important performer or role
  • the leading man
    
  • prima ballerina
    
  • prima donna
    
  • a star figure skater
    
  • the starring role
    
  • a stellar role
    
  • a stellar performance
    

Verb

• mark with an asterisk
  • Linguists star unacceptable sentences
    

• be the star in a performance

• feature as the star
  • The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man
    

Noun

• the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

• a star-shaped character * used in printing

• a performer who receives prominent billing

• a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem

• an actor who plays a principal role

• any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  leading(p) , prima(p) , star(p) , starring(p) , stellar(a) , asterisk , star topology , headliner , principal , lead