starnose mole star-nosed mole Condylura cristata | amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose |
starfish sea star | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk |
brittle star brittle-star serpent star | an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc |
basket star basket fish | any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc |
feather star comatulid | free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms, found on muddy sea bottoms |
American flag Stars and Stripes Star-Spangled Banner Old Glory | the national flag of the United States of America |
star drill | a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry, it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows |
star topology star | the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub |
astrology star divination | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon |
Silver Star Medal Silver Star | a United States military decoration for gallantry in action |
Bronze Star Medal Bronze Star | a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight) |
asterisk star | a star-shaped character * used in printing |
Star of David Shield of David Magen David Mogen David Solomon's seal | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles, an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
star chart | a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky |
The Star-Spangled Banner | a poem written by Francis Scott Key during the War of was set to music and adopted by Congress in as the national anthem of the United States |
star shell | an artillery shell containing an illuminant |
carambola star fruit | deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit, used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert |
Chinese anise star anise star aniseed | anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine |
Star Chamber | a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments |
sign of the zodiac star sign sign mansion house planetary house | (astrology) one of equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
Bethlehem Bayt Lahm Bethlehem Ephrathah Bethlehem-Judah | a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River, early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born |
Belem Para Feliz Lusitania Santa Maria de Belem St. Mary of Bethlehem | port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta, main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin |
Minnesota Gopher State North Star State MN | a midwestern state |
Bethlehem | a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia, an important center for steel production |
Texas Lone-Star State TX | the second largest state, located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico |
binary star binary double star | a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation |
evening star Hesperus Vesper | a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky |
fixed star | any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion |
flare star | a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes |
giant star giant | a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) |
morning star daystar Phosphorus Lucifer | a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky |
multiple star | a system of three or more stars associated by gravity |
neutron star | a star that has collapsed under its own gravity, it is composed of neutrons |
Polaris North Star pole star polar star polestar | the brightest star in Ursa Minor, at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, the northern axis of the earth points toward it |
red dwarf red dwarf star | a small, old, relatively cool star, approximately times the mass of Jupiter |
red giant red giant star | a large, old, luminous star, has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun |
Sirius Dog Star Canicula Sothis | the brightest star in the sky, in Canis Major |
star | (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior |
star | any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night |
variable star variable | a star that varies noticeably in brightness |
white dwarf white dwarf star | a faint star of enormous density |
f ace adept champion sensation maven mavin virtuoso genius hotshot star superstar whiz whizz wizard wiza | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field |
co-star | one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film |
film star movie star | a star who plays leading roles in the cinema |
fleet admiral five-star admiral | an admiral of the highest rank |
headliner star | a performer who receives prominent billing |
opera star operatic star | singer of lead role in an opera |
rock star | a famous singer of rock music |
star principal lead | an actor who plays a principal role |
television star TV star | a star in a television show |