star
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1.0
- noun
- /stɑr/
:
estrella
- But our universe is going to have stars for longer than that.
- a bright star
- a sun-like star
- neutron star
We'll be on the nearby stars in four years.
- We'll be on the nearby stars in four years.
- Then I wanted to know what kind of stars are quiet?
- But our universe is going to have stars for longer than that.
- It has to do with the stars with constellations.
- When that happens, the star would kept the sun.
Examples
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Hubble said, OK, here's a star that pulsates.
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The reddish areas are regions in which stars have not yet formed.
Academic text (2011) -
When a planet is too close to its star, it is extremely hot.
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We'll be on the nearby stars in four years.
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Can we please go up to the stars?
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In the simulation shown here, a bright star sits roughly in the center of the frame.
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That's planets around stars outside of our solar system.
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Under the right conditions, we can detect neutron stars when they show themselves as pulsars.
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Named Gliese 581g, it is believed to be orbiting a star in the Milky Way.
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When the sun has gone to bed, stars light up the sky instead.
Synonyms
27
8.8
A very large bright star near the end of its life
3
8.5
A very large, bright star much larger than the Sun near the end of its life
3
6.8
A very large bright star near the end of its life
3
6.4
A small star that is cooler, much dimmer, and lives a very long time
2
6.1
A star that gets brighter and dimmer over time when seen from Earth
1
6.3
A very large, old star that shines bright and red
1
6.7
A small, cool star that shines red and lives for a very long time
1
9.8
A star thought to stay still in the sky while planets move
1
5.9
A small, very dense, faint star left when a star like the Sun stops burning its fuel
A small red star that suddenly becomes much brighter for a few minutes because of explosions on its surface
Idioms
Compounds
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2.6
A bright streak of light in the night sky when a small rock from space burns up
- Formal
11
5.3
A United States military medal given for bravery or good service in a combat area
11
2.1
A very comfortable, expensive hotel with excellent service and many facilities
- Formal
7
3.7
The national anthem of the United States with words by Francis Scott Key
7
3.4
The national flag of the United States with stars and stripes that stands for the country
- Specialized
3
4.7
Two stars in space that move around a shared point because they pull on each other
- Literature
2
6.4
A very good performance by an actor or entertainer that gets special attention
- US
1
6.5
A plant that lives for many years and has clusters of blue, star-shaped flowers in the southeastern United States
- Formal
1
6.3
A United States military medal given for bravery or very good service in battle, not involving flying
1
4.6
A bright star called Polaris that sits almost above Earth's north pole and shows true north
- Literature
1
9.9
A small group that secretly makes important decisions that are not fair
- Specialized
1
5.9
A small, very dense, faint star left when a star like the Sun stops burning its fuel
A sea animal like a starfish with a small round body and long thin arms that break easily
A tall plant with many close purple flower spikes used in flower arrangements
A grasslike plant that lives for many years with star-shaped flowers that grows in North America
- Specialized
A sea animal with many feathery arms that can swim and lives on the sea floor
- Specialized
A small red star that suddenly becomes much brighter for a few minutes because of explosions on its surface
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Star comes from the Old English word steorra, which meant 'a bright point in the night sky'. That's why a star today is the large, bright object we see shining at night.