(astronomy) A star which has lost most or all of its hydrogen, leaving just a core of helium.

(chemistry) A macromolecule having a single branch point from which linear chains (or arms) emanate.

(chemistry) a polymer composed of star macromolecules

(astronomy) any of a class of red giant stars having a high proportion of carbon because of helium burning

(astronomy) A group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.

Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.

(astronomy) A star positioned circumpolar to the North Pole. / A village in New South Wales, Australia. / A hamlet in the County of Northern Lights, Alberta, Canada.

(figuratively) An aim or a goal, a dependable guiding light in a quickly changing world.

(astronomy) A large group of many stars spread over very many light-years of space; the stars are not part of any structure but are in an area of greater than average stellar density.

A navigational device which measures the angular separation of stars with reference to a known time and place in order to achieve precise navigation.