Shamu, the killer whale, is the show’s star attraction (=best and most popular person or thing ).

► see thesaurus at actor 3 main person in a film/play etc the person who has the main part, or one of them, in a film, play, show etc star of Ray Grimes, the star of the television series ‘Brother John’ 4 best/most successful person a) the person who gives the best performance in a film, play, show etc Laporte, as Ebenezer Scrooge, is undoubtedly the star of the show. She’s a good actress but she lacks star quality (=a special quality that could make someone a star ). a pop/movie/TV/football etc star He is a rising star (=someone who is becoming famous and successful ) in the music world. under the stars (=outdoors at night ) sitting around a campfire under the stars → falling star, morning star, shooting star 2 famous performer/player a famous and successful actor, musician, or sports player By the age of 20, she was already a big star (=a very famous and successful performer ). The stars were twinkling overhead (=shining and quickly changing from bright to faint ). The stars were all out (=they were shining ). S2 W2 noun 1 in the sky HA a large ball of burning gas in space that can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky → constellation, galaxy, supernova I lay on my back and looked up at the stars.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Astronomy, Shapes, patterns, Letters & punctuation, Military, Tourism star star 1 / stɑː $ stɑːr /

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