BESTAR | • bestar v. (Transitive, archaic) To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to adorn or decorate with, or as with, stars. • Be␣star n. (Astronomy) A star of spectral type B that shows emission lines in its spectrum. • BESTAR v. to cover with stars. |
COSTAR | • costar n. (Acting) a person who shares star billing. • costar n. (Acting) a person who slightly lacks the status to be considered a star. • costar v. To perform with the billing of a costar. |
DAYSTAR | • daystar n. The morning star; the planet Venus. • daystar n. (Poetic) The Sun. • DAYSTAR n. the planet Venus, visible just before sunrise. |
EARTHSTAR | • earthstar n. A type of puffball mushroom, of genus Geastrum, whose surface splits open in a star-shaped form. • EARTHSTAR n. a fungus related to the puffballs that opens out into a starlike form. |
INSTAR | • instar n. Any one of the several stages of postembryonic development which an arthropod undergoes, between molts… • instar n. An arthropod at a specified one of these stages of development. • instar n. (By extension) A stage in development. |
LOADSTAR | • loadstar n. Alternative spelling of lodestar. • LOADSTAR n. a star used as a point of reference, also LODESTAR. |
LODESTAR | • lodestar n. A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris. • lodestar n. (Figurative) A guiding tenet or principle. • lodestar n. (Law) A calculated amount to award as attorney’s fees derived by multiplying the reasonable number of… |
MEGASTAR | • megastar n. A very famous or successful celebrity. • MEGASTAR n. an extremely successful performer. |
POLESTAR | • polestar n. Alternative form of pole star. • pole␣star n. (Astronomy) The star nearest a celestial pole of a planet. • pole␣star n. (Figurative) A guide or guiding principle. |
PROTOSTAR | • protostar n. (Astronomy) A collection of gas and dust in space with high temperature that usually grows to the point… • PROTOSTAR n. a condensing mass of gas in the early formation of a star. |
STAR | • star n. Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed… • star n. (Astronomy) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having… • star n. (Geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five… |
SUNSTAR | • sun␣star n. Any of various starfishes belonging to Solaster, Crossaster, and allied genera, having numerous rays. • SUNSTAR n. a kind of starfish. |
SUPERSTAR | • superstar n. Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity. • superstar n. (Corporate jargon) An exceptionally productive employee. • superstar n. (Rare, astronomy) A giant star. |