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[6, 7] celebrity, figure, light, luminary, notable, personage, personality, somebody, standout, superstar, VIP—more at CELEBRITY

2star verb starred; star·ring 1 : to adorn with stars

2 : to mark with an asterisk

3 : to play the leading role

star·board noun [ORIGIN: ME sterbord, fr. OE stēorbord, fr. stēor- steering oar + bord ship's side]

: the right side of a ship or airplane looking forward

— starboard adjective

1starch verb : to stiffen with or as if with starch

2starch noun 1 : a complex carbohydrate that is stored in plants, is an important foodstuff, and is used in adhesives and sizes, in laundering, and in pharmacy

2 : a stiff formal manner

3 : resolute vigor

starchy adjective 1 : containing, consisting of, or resembling starch

2 : characterized by punctilious respect for form

Synonyms

ceremonious, correct, decorous, formal, proper—more at CEREMONIOUS

stare verb stared; star·ing : to look fixedly with wide-open eyes

— stare noun

— star·er noun

Synonyms

gape, gawk, gaze, goggle, peer, rubberneck—more at GAPE

star·fish noun : any of a class of echinoderms that have usu. five arms arranged around a central disk and feed largely on mollusks

star fruit noun : CARAMBOLA 1

1stark adjective 1 : rigid as if in death; also : STRICT

2 archaic : STRONG, ROBUST

3 : SHEER, UTTER

4 : not productive : BARREN <~ landscape>; also : being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment : UNADORNED <~ realism>

5 : sharply delineated

6 : rigidly conforming (as to a pattern or doctrine)

— stark·ly adverb

Synonyms

barren, infertile, poor, unadorned, unproductive, waste—more at BARREN

2stark adverb : WHOLLY, ABSOLUTELY <~ naked>

star·light noun : the light given by the stars

star·ling noun : a dark brown or in summer glossy greenish black European bird related to the crows that is naturalized nearly worldwide and often considered a pest

star·ry adjective : of, relating to, or consisting of stars

Synonyms

astral, star, stellar—more at STELLAR

1start verb 1 : to give an involuntary twitch or jerk (as from surprise)

2 : to begin an activity or undertaking : BEGIN

3 : to set going

4 : to enter or cause to enter a game or contest; also : to be in the starting lineup

5 : to protrude or seem to protrude

— start·er noun

Synonyms

[1] bolt, jump, startle; also jerk, twitch; flinch, recoil; bound, leap, spring; react, respond

[2] arise, begin, commence, dawn, form, materialize, originate, spring—more at BEGIN

[2] embark, enter, get off, launch, open, strike—more at BEGIN

[3] constitute, establish, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, pioneer, set up—more at FOUND

[3] activate, actuate, crank, drive, move, propel, run, set off, spark, touch off, trigger, turn on—more at ACTIVATE

2start noun 1 : a sudden involuntary motion : LEAP

2 : a spasmodic and brief effort or action

3 : BEGINNING; also : the place of beginning

Synonyms

beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, launch, morning, onset, outset, threshold—more at BEGINNING

star·tle verb star·tled; star·tling 1 : to frighten or surprise suddenly : cause to start

2 : to move or jump suddenly (as in surprise or alarm)

Synonyms

[1] amaze, astonish, astound, floor, shock, stun, surprise—more at SURPRISE

[1] alarm, frighten, scare, spook—more at FRIGHTEN

[2] bolt, jump, start—more at START

star·tling adjective : causing sudden fear, surprise, or anxiety

Synonyms

amazing, astonishing, astounding, eye-opening, shocking, stunning, surprising—more at SURPRISING

starve verb starved; starv·ing [ORIGIN: ME sterven to die, fr. OE steorfan]

1 : to die or cause to die from hunger

2 : to suffer extreme hunger or deprivation

3 : to subdue by famine

— star·va·tion noun

starve·ling noun : one that is thin from lack of nourishment

1stash verb : to store in a secret place for future use

Synonyms

cache, hoard, lay away, lay up, put by, salt away, stockpile, store—more at HOARD

2stash