Stars - English meaning

noun

A small rocky body orbiting the sun. large numbers of these, ranging enormously in size, are found between the orbits of mars and jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits.

Usage examples:

Ceres was initially considered to be a planet until other asteroids with similar orbits were found.

adjective

Relating to or denoting echinoderms of the class asteroidea.

noun

An object like a very large rock that goes around the sun like a planet

Usage examples:

Scientists are hoping an asteroid will clue them in about early life on earth.

noun

A famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.

Usage examples:

He became a sporting celebrity

noun

Someone who is famous, esp. in the entertainment business

Usage examples:

Hollywood celebrities turned up at laguna beach.

noun

A person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

Usage examples:

A war hero

proper noun

A priestess of aphrodite at sestos on the european shore of the hellespont, whose lover leander, a youth of abydos on the opposite shore, swam the strait nightly to visit her. one stormy night he was drowned and hero in grief threw herself into the sea.

proper noun

(1st century), greek mathematician and inventor; known as hero of alexandria. his surviving works are important as a source for ancient practical mathematics and mechanics. he described a number of hydraulic, pneumatic, and other mechanical devices, including elementary applications of the power of steam.

noun

A woman admired for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

Usage examples:

She was a true feminist heroine

noun

A woman who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great

Usage examples:

She is remembered as a heroine of the french resistance., the nursery nurse who protected the child…

verb

Cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.

Usage examples:

She emerged leading a bay horse

noun

The initiative in an action; an example for others to follow.

Usage examples:

Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies

noun

A soft, heavy, ductile bluish-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 82. it has been used in roofing, plumbing, ammunition, storage batteries, radiation shields, etc., and its compounds have been used in crystal glass, as an anti-knock agent in petrol, and (formerly) in paints.

Usage examples:

There's evidence that heavy metals such as lead and cadmium can make osteoporosis worse.

noun

A large tawny-coloured cat that lives in prides, found in africa and north-western india. the male has a flowing shaggy mane and takes little part in hunting, which is done cooperatively by the females.

Usage examples:

Three year-old male lions grow manes that vary in color from black to blond.

noun

Large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

noun

A large, strong animal of the cat family from africa and asia which has yellow-brown fur, the male having a large mane (= long neck fur)

noun

A word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.

Usage examples:

My name is john parsons

verb

Give a name to.

Usage examples:

Hundreds of diseases had not yet been isolated or named

adjective

(of a person or product) having a well-known name.

Usage examples:

Specialized name brands geared to niche markets

noun

A spherical object or shape.

Usage examples:

A pale orb of hazy reddish light

noun

A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.

Usage examples:

Kepler showed that a planet moves round the sun in an elliptical orbit which has the sun in one of …

noun

An extremely large, round mass of matter, such as earth or mars, that moves in a circular path around the sun or another star

Usage examples:

Planetary scientists

noun

Another term for asteroid.

noun

An asteroid

adjective

First in order of importance; main.

Usage examples:

The country's principal cities

noun

The most important or senior person in an organization or group.

Usage examples:

A design consultancy whose principal is based in san francisco

adjective

First in order of importance

Usage examples:

Iraq’s principal export is oil.

adjective

Of or concerning the people as a whole.

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Public concern

noun

Ordinary people in general; the community.

Usage examples:

The library is open to the public

pronoun

Some person; someone.

Usage examples:

Claire decided that she must have fallen asleep at the party, and somebody had taken her home.

pronoun

A person; someone

Usage examples:

I’d rather take care of my own kids than let somebody i don’t know raise them., you don’t have the …

pronoun

An unknown or unspecified person; some person.

Usage examples:

There's someone at the door

pronoun

A person

Usage examples:

I’m not interested in someone else’s experience., i hate cutting the lawn, so i pay someone to do it.

noun

The star round which the earth orbits.

Usage examples:

The sun shone from a cloudless sky

verb

Sit or lie in the sun.

Usage examples:

Buzz could see clare sunning herself on the terrace below

abbreviation

Sunday.

noun

An extremely famous and successful performer or sports player.

Usage examples:

He became a superstar overnight

noun

An extremely famous person, esp. esp someone who performs or plays a sport

Usage examples:

She is definitely one of the superstars of country music.