Hypernyms for "star"
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asterism
binary
binary star
co-star
double star
film star
fixed star
giant
giant star
hexagram
idol
loadstar
lodestar
matinee idol
movie star
multiple star
neutron star
nova
pentacle
pentagram
pentangle
red dwarf
red dwarf star
red giant
red giant star
starlet
sun
supergiant
supernova
television star
track star
TV star
variable
variable star
white dwarf
white dwarf star
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.