A star located at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Minor, approximately 408 light years from Earth, and almost at the north celestial pole.
A star by which one directs one's course; esp., the North Star
guiding star
A center of attraction
Alternative form of pole star.
star (related)
Any of the celestial bodies visible to the naked eye at night as fixed, usually twinkling points of light, including binary and multiple star systems.
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cynosure
Any person or thing that is a center of attention or interest
Find another word for north-star. In this page you can discover 8 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for north-star, like: pole-star, polaris, lodestar, guiding star, polestar, polar-star, star and cynosure.
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