- [countable] a large ball of burning gas in space that we see as a point of light in the sky at night
- There was a big moon and hundreds of stars were shining overhead.
- Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.
- under the stars We camped out under the stars.
Extra ExamplesTopics Spacea1- They lay down under a canopy of stars.
- a dense cluster of stars at the galaxy's nucleus
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brilliant
- faint
- …
- cluster
- canopy
- look up at
- be out
- shine
- twinkle
- …
- cluster
- under the stars
- the brightness of a star
- the density of a star
- the luminosity of a star
- …
- [countable] an object, a decoration, a mark, etc., usually with five or six points, whose shape represents a star
- a horse with a white star on its forehead
- a sheriff’s star
- I've put a star by the names of the girls in the class.
- Liz deserves a gold star for all her hard work.
- a four-star general
- [countable, usually singular] a mark that represents a star and tells you how good something is, especially a hotel or restaurant
- three-/four-/five-star hotels
- What star rating does this restaurant have?
- [countable] a famous and excellent singer, performer, sports player, etc.
- pop/rock/Hollywood/TV stars
- a football/tennis/sports star
- She acts well but she hasn't got star quality.
- Get used to her face as she is a rising star.
- She's a former child star.
- He's so good—I'm sure he'll be a big star.
- The best models receive star treatment.
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa1- I wanted to be a pop star when I was a teenager.
- veteran stars of stage and screen
- the Hollywood star system
- Channel 4 has lined up a galaxy of stars for the coming season.
- That was the movie that made him a star.
- There were several big Hollywood stars at the function.
- The film was nothing more than a star vehicle for Tom Hanks.
- The movie didn't have enough star power.
- She is one of the brightest stars of her generation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- big-name
- major
- …
- array
- galaxy
- host
- …
- make somebody
- quality
- status
- power
- …
- star of
- [countable] a person who has the main part, or one of the main parts, in a film, play, etc.
- The star of the show was a young Italian singer.
- The show has plenty of guest stars appearing each week.
- She was the star of many popular television series.
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrea1- He was the star turn at the celebrations.
- Jackie got the star part in the school play.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- big-name
- major
- …
- array
- galaxy
- host
- …
- make somebody
- quality
- status
- power
- …
- star of
- [countable] (often used before another noun) a person or thing that is the best of a group
- a star student
- Paula is the star of the class.
- He was the star performer at the championships.
- The star prize is a weekend for two in Paris.
- The monkey was the star attraction (= the best or most popular act) at the show.
- Through high school he was a track star.
- [countable, usually singular] (informal) used to show that you feel very grateful for something that somebody has done or that you think they are wonderful
- Thanks! You're a star!
- stars[plural] a description of what somebody thinks is going to happen to somebody in the future, based on the position of the stars and planets when they were born synonym horoscope
- Do you read your stars in the paper?
in sky
shape
mark of quality
performer
best of group
helpful person
influence on somebody’s future
Word OriginOld English steorra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ster, German Stern, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stella and Greek astēr.
Idioms
See star in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee star in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishreach for the stars
- to try to be successful at something that is difficultTopics Successc2
see stars
- (informal) to see flashes of light in front of your eyes, usually because you have been hit on the head
stars in your eyes
- if somebody has stars in their eyes, they have dreams of becoming famous, especially as an actor, singer, etc.
thank your lucky stars
- to feel very grateful and lucky about something
- Just thank your lucky stars you weren’t in the house at the time.
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