polaris (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Polaris*:
NOUN	object	Polaris, North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar	the brightest star in Ursa Minor

Polaris > pronunciation
Sounds	powleh'rahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *Polaris*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	North Star, pole star, polar star, polestar
Instance of	lodestar, loadstar	Guiding star
Instance of	variable star, variable	A star that varies noticeably in brightness
Member of	Little Bear, Ursa Minor	A constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
Member of	Little Dipper, Dipper	A cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor
Spanish	estrella polar, Polaris
Catalan	estel polar, estrella polar

HyperDic: polaris