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LODESTAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that serves as a model or guide
Synonyms:
loadstar; lodestar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("lodestar" is a kind of...):
example; model (a representative form or pattern)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
Synonyms:
loadstar; lodestar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("lodestar" is a kind of...):
star ((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
Instance hyponyms:
North Star; polar star; Polaris; pole star; polestar (the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it)
