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all-star

all-star adjective: of which all members or participants are top performers or celebrities.

Adjective

all-star (not comparable)

  1. (band, or other group) Of which all members or participants are top performers or celebrities.
    • Near-synonym: superstar (sometimes synonymous)
    • The pantomime features an all-star cast.
    Synonyms:
    superstar

Noun

all-star (plural all-stars)

  1. A member of a team of star players.
    • Near-synonym: superstar
    Synonyms:
    superstar
  2. An outstanding achiever; someone considered to be among the best in their field.
    • Near-synonyms: superstar, rockstar (figurative sense)
    • She is an all-star on an otherwise mediocre team.
    Synonyms:
    superstar, rockstar

Synonyms of all-star

Forms of all-star

pluralall-stars

Words formed from all-star

Questions about all-star

What does all-star mean?
All-star means of which all members or participants are top performers or celebrities.
What part of speech is all-star?
All-star can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near all-star in the dictionary

  1. all-seeingness
  2. all-singing all-dancing
  3. all-singing, all-dancing
  4. all-singing-and-dancing
  5. all-sliming
  6. all-star
  7. all-stars
  8. all-state
  9. all-terrain
  10. all-terrain vehicle
  11. all-terrain vehicles

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