Converse of object

• rise: A senior minister said: " There are precious few rising stars knocking at the Cabinet door.

• shine: Our search for shining stars of the business scene Is your business a shining example to others?

• stud: Jewel opened in a flurry of publicity in November 2002 with a star studded launch attended by the likes of the...

Preposition: in

• galaxy: Red dwarfs are the most common stars in the galaxy.

• sky: He is now the brightest star in the sky.

Adjective modifier

• bright: He is now the brightest star in the sky.

• massive: I was shy going down there with all these massive stars in the same room!

• faint: The constellation is made of faint stars and has very little to offer the amateur astronomer.

Modifies a noun

• rating: Classification The star ratings shown are based on the latest official inspection correct at October 2004.

• hotel: The hospital was like a three star hotel - a whole new system.

• formation: Our Galaxy has spiral arms in its disk - these spiral arms are regions of active star formation.

• anise: Try spicing up soy sauce by adding four star anise, three dried chillies and twenty peppercorns to 300 ml soy.

• performer: I think where the resentment comes in the Commonwealth games is in the mediocrity of the star performers.

• striker: The former Exeter City star striker Tony Kellow was a landlord in the late 1980's.

Noun used with modifier

• neutron: Within the dense supernovae, neutron stars may form as the extremely dense endpoint in the life of a star.

• pop: For one thing, they don't all have the bodies of footballers, pop stars or ballet dancers.

• rock: Mother Teresa 2 Which rock star was born William Perks?

• movie: Sarah spun round shocked to face those familiar handsome serious blue eyes and movie star good looks.

• guest: Watch out for special guest star appearances throughout the festival.

• rap: She also rejected suggestions that the trade was unhappy at being associated with rap stars.