star

n.

1. A luminous heavenly body

   sun, astral body, pulsar, quasar, Seyfert galaxy, quasi-stellar object, sidereal body, fixed star, variable star, lamp*, twinkler*.

   Classes of stars include: fixed, binary, multiple, supergiant, red giant, medium yellow, white dwarf, supernova, neutron star, black dwarf, black hole, star cluster, star cloud, interstellar cloud, protostar, pulsar.

2. Familiar stars include --- individual stars: Betelgeuse, Sirius, Vega, Spica, Arcturus, Aldebaran, Antares, Atlas, Castor, Pollux, Procyon, Cappella, Algol, North Star, Polaris; constellations: Great Bear, Ursa Major, Little Bear, Ursa Minor, Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Orion, Coma Berenices, Berenice's Hair, The Gemini, Castor and Pollux, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Hyades, Andromeda, Taurus, Canis Major, the Great Dog, Canis Minor, the Little Dog, Scorpion, Sagittarius, Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, Pegasus, Leo, Hercules, Boötes, Cetus, Aquila, the Eagle, Cygnus, the Swan, Corona Australis or the Southern Crown, the Southern Cross.

3. A conventional figure].

   Forms of stars include: asterisk, pentacle, pentagram, hexagram, etoile, mullet, six-pointed star, five-pointed star, Star of David;

4. A superior performer

   headliner, leading lady, leading man, movie actor, movie actress, actor, actress, favorite, player, matinee idol, chief attraction, lead, starlet*, topliner*, luminary*, the flash*.