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star
Noun
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A star is a bright thing in the sky at night.
Stars seem little, but they are big and far away.
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A star is a picture of a shape with five or six sharp ends.
My teacher put a gold star on my test.
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A star is a celebrity.
Brad Pitt is a popular star.
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A star is an actor who has the lead role in a movie, television show, or play.
John Wayne is the star of many western movies.
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A star is an asterisk (*).
A star next to your name on the guest list means you will receive an award.
star
Verb
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If you star in something, you are on of the main performers, usually in an entertainment program.
Brad Pitt will star in another movie next year.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starred in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".
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If you star something, you mark it with a star or asterisk.
I starred question one because I got it correct.
war
Verb
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If you war with someone or something, you fight or battle with them.
episode
Noun
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An episode is an event or a short period of time that is important or unusual.
She remembered an especially strange episode that occurred when she was a teenager.
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An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a television or radio program.
This television series has 10 episodes and will be shown over the next 10 weeks.
return
Verb
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When you return something, you give/put it back.
He returned the lawnmower back to John.
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When you return to something or somewhere, you go/come back to it.
He returned to China after his trip to Germany.
The main theme of the symphony's first movement returns in the last movement.
I've just returned from class, but I'll be leaving again soon.
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If a feeling, problem, thought, etc. returns, it comes back.
I thought I was better, but the pain in my back has returned.
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If you return to an activity, you start it again.
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If you return an act, you do the same act to the person who did it first.
She turned her eyes towards him and he returned her her look.
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If you return a ball in sports, you hit it back to the other player.
He was unable to return serves all through the match.
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If you return a profit or loss in business, you make it.
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If you return something to a particular state, you make it that way again.
We need to return the earth to a more healthy state.
return
Noun
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Somebody's return is when they come back.
They've planned a celebration for my return home.
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Something's return is when it is given back.
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A return is something that was bought but has to be taken back to the store, usually because it is broken.
This store does not allow returns unless the customer has a receipt.
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The return of something to a particular state is the change back to that state.
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Someone's return to an activity is their restarting of the activity.
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The return on money is the amount or percent of profit earned on it.
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If you do something in return for something else, you do it to thank or pay back somebody; you make things balanced again.
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The return of a feeling, problem, thought, etc. is when it comes back.
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Return is a key on a computer keyboard that puts the cursor back at the beginning of a line.
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A return is a form that you send to the government telling it about your income, your household, etc.
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The returns in an election are the number of votes.
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A return is a ticket that takes you where you want to go and back home again.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
Jedi
noun
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(fiction) One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force.
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one of a fictional order of beings