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# star

«star» in Mova's school dictionary: **a huge ball of burning gas far away in space that we see…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, verb (star, stars, starred, starring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A star is a huge ball of burning gas far away in space that we see as a bright point in the night sky. The Sun is a star. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#m1)

2) A star is a shape with five or more points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#m2)

3) A star is a very famous actor, singer or player. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#m3)

4) A gold star is a reward for good work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#m4)

5) To star in a film is to have a main part in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Science: stars give their own light; planets do not; the Sun is the closest star; groups of stars are constellations. In maths a thing counted: stars in the sky, star stickers on a chart, stars drawn or earned; star shapes with 5 points. Everyday: a star pupil, five-star hotel, «reach for the stars».

### examples

- Lily got 3 gold stars on Monday and 4 on Tuesday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#x1)
- The teacher has 50 star stickers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#x2)
- Each star has 5 points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#x3)
- Sam drew 6 rows of 8 stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#x4)
- On a clear night you can see thousands of stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#x5)
- The Sun is the star at the centre of our solar system. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#x6)
- She was the star of the school play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#x7)
- The hotel has four stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#x8)
- His eyes were fixed on the stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/#x9)

### note

Countable noun; verb starred, starring. Usually just the thing counted. Trap: «each star has 5 points» counts points per star, a rate, so points = stars × 5. Myth: a shooting star is not a star but a small rock burning in the air.

### In the corpora

- [Vivid example: in a Leeds corner shop, Auntie Bev holds up a magazine: "SOAP STAR'S SECRET HEARTBREAK!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/3/)
- [Stars go on chat shows mainly to promote a new film, book or tour, and their funny stories are often practised beforehand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/10/)
- [Footballers and other stars are trained to say safe, boring things, because one wrong word can become a headline.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/22/)
- [K-pop singers usually train for years before their first show, and many trainees never become stars at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work/10/)
- [The star-nosed mole swims in North American wetlands and smells underwater by blowing little bubbles onto things and sniffing them back in.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/366-odd-looking-animals-shoebills-star-nosed-moles-saigas-pangolins-and-hagfish/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «star» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/star/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.