star
/stɑɹ/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English
Meaning
noun
Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
noun
Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.
noun
A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is included.
noun
senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
noun
senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
noun
senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks
Example Sentences
- "He loved watching the stars in the sky with her."
- "What's in the stars for you today? Find out in our horoscope."
- "star-crossed (meaning 'ill-fated')"
- "But O malignant and ill-boading Starres,[…]"
- "Men bless their stars and call it luxury."
- "But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud,[…]. By the time we reached the house we were thanking our stars she had come."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /stɑɹ/
- British English: /stɑː(ɹ)/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.