Stars

v. play a leading role in a film (or play, television program, etc.)

n. self-illuminating gaseous celestial body, celestial body which is seen on Earth as a small light in the nighttime sky (Astronomy); celebrity (especially an actor or athlete); design with five or six points

STARS can mean:Shock Trauma Air Rescue SocietySpecial Tactics And Rescue Service, a fictional task force that appears in Capcom's Resident Evil video game franchise.Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, one of many Air Traffic Control systems in use by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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STAR is an acronym for: Organizations:Society for Telescopy, Astronomy, and Radio, a non-profit astronomy club in New JerseySpecial Tasks and Rescue or Special Tactics and Response, synonyms for SWATSpecial Tactics and Rescue (Singapore), of the Singapore Police ForceStar (strategies + architecture), an architecture office in the NetherlandsSTAR (interbank network), an interbank networkStandards for Technology in Automotive Retail, a non-profit automotive initiative STAR Events, a program of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America organizationSTAR Study Association RSM Erasmus University, Europe's largest student associationStreet Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, a transgender activist organization founded in 1970Supporters Trust At Reading, the Reading Football Club's supporters' trust, an organization that helps synagogues deepen their connection within the Jewish community
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A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma. Stars group together to form galaxies, and they dominate the visible universe. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth, including daylight. Other stars are visible in the night sky, when they are not outshone by the Sun. A star shines because nuclear fusion in its core releases energy which traverses the star's interior and then radiates into outer space. Almost all elements heavier than hydrogen and helium were created inside the cores of stars.
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Stars! is a complex turn-based computer game based around the management of planets and fleets of spaceships following the 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit & eXterminate) model. The game has been around since 1995, and still has a strong following.
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The steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, commonly referred to as StAR (STARD1), is a transport protein that regulates cholesterol transfer within the mitochondria, which is the rate-limiting step in the production of steroid hormones.
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Noun
1. (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
(hypernym) celestial body, heavenly body
(hyponym) Alpha Crucis
(member-holonym) galaxy, extragalactic nebula
(classification) astronomy, uranology
2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
(synonym) ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
(hypernym) expert
(hyponym) track star
3. any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
(hypernym) celestial body, heavenly body
4. a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
(hypernym) plane figure, two-dimensional figure
(hyponym) hexagram
5. an actor who plays a principal role
(synonym) principal, lead
(hypernym) actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
(hyponym) co-star
6. a performer who receives prominent billing
(synonym) headliner
(hypernym) performer, performing artist
7. a star-shaped character * used in printing
(synonym) asterisk
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol
(derivation) asterisk
8. the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
(synonym) star topology
(hypernym) topology, network topology
Verb
1. feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
(hypernym) have, feature
(hyponym) co-star
(derivation) headliner
2. be the star in a performance
(hypernym) perform, execute, do
(hyponym) co-star
(derivation) headliner
(classification) dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
3. mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
(synonym) asterisk
(hypernym) mark
(derivation) asterisk
Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)
(similar) major

n. starling, small black and brown bird; star, extremely famous celebrity

n. star, celebrity (especially an actor or athlete)