Phrase Hound found 439 phrases and 296 compound words that contain star. The most common are listed below. Open star in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 439
- Star WarsAn American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas in a setting where futuristic technology coexists with a semisentient form of magic or religion called the Force.
- Star TrekA popular sci-fi media franchise set in the future, primarily focusing on the adventures of the personnel of a space navy of an interstellar political federation of which Earth is a charter member.
- movie starA leading actor in a movie, especially one perceived as a celebrity.
- North StarThe current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.
- morning starThe planet Venus as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
- shooting starA meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
- neutron starA degenerate star that has been so collapsed by gravity that its electrons and protons have been merged into neutrons by the intense pressure. The solid mass of neutrons is sometimes called neutronium.
- five-starOf the best quality.
- evening starThe planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening.
- all-starOf which all members or participants are top performers or celebrities.
- pop starA very successful pop musician.
- star systemA group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.
- Red StarA depiction of a red star, often used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
- Star of DavidA symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism, having the shape of a hexagram, the compound of two equilateral triangles.
- rising starAn emerging talent.
- Star Hotel
- Star CityA place in Canada
- Star rating
- star fruitA plant of the species Damasonium alisma.
- Star of LifeA blue six-pointed star, outlined with a white border and usually featuring the rod of Asclepius in the center, used as a symbol of emergency medical services in multiple countries.
- Gold StarA high-level military service award (medal).
- rock starAlternative spelling of rockstar: A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.
- pole starThe star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.
- fixed starA star whose movement cannot be seen from Earth.
- Star of the SeaSynonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.
Compound words 296
- starryHaving stars visible.
- stardustSmall fragments of dustlike material found in space; specifically, a type of cosmic dust that formed from cooling gases ejected from presolar stars, which was then incorporated into the cloud from which the Solar System condensed.
- pulsarA rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.
- starfishAny of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.
- starlightLight emitted from stars.
- stargateA hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a wormhole) that can send one to another location light years away nearly instantaneously.
- rockstarA member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.
- starboardThe righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.
- starshipA type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars.
- starredsimple past and past participle of star