star turn

star turn

noun

Definition of STAR TURN

chiefly British

: the featured skit or number in a theatrical production; broadly : the most widely publicized person or item in a group

Examples of STAR TURN

1. She was nominated for an Oscar for her star turn as a single mother raising three children alone.
2. She was the star turn in yesterday's game.

First Known Use of STAR TURN

1898

Rhymes with STAR TURN

adjourn, astern, attorn, casern, concern, discern, downturn, epergne, eterne, extern, heartburn, Hepburn, intern, in turn, inurn, kick turn, lucerne, Lucerne, nocturn, nocturne, outturn, return, sauternes, secern, sojourn, stem turn, step turn, sunburn, unlearn, upturn, U-turn, windburn