star adj : indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)]

1 (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

2 someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]

3 any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

4 a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem

5 an actor who plays a principal role [syn: principal, lead]

6 a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: headliner]

7 a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: asterisk]

8 the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub [syn: star topology]

1 feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"

2 be the star in a performance

3 mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" [syn: asterisk] [also: starring, starred]starring adj : indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" [syn: leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)]starring See star

English

Adjective

starring

1. of, relating to, or in the manner of a star

   Charlton Heston had a starring role in Ben-Hur.

Verb

starring

1. present participle of star
2. (with a film as its subject) That which has the specified actor or actors, especially those in lead roles, in its cast.

   Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston

Synonyms

• (having actors in its cast): featuring (often used for actors other than those in the lead roles)

Translations

present participle of "to star" See star

Noun

1. The action of the verb to star.