North Star

noun

: the star of the northern hemisphere toward which the axis of the earth points

called also polestar

Examples of North Star in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That letter was a North Star to me at that time of my life. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 June 2026

In the lab, teams can prepare for this by using dependable operational performance over time as their North Star metric instead of accuracy. — Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Every cowboy needs a North Star, and for Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan that's his wife, Nicole Sheridan. — Kaitlin Stevens, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Tom’s North Star throughout the season has been keeping Evan safe; the whole point of attracting tourism to Widow’s Bay was to bring the world to Evan rather than roll the dice on sending Evan out into the world. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for North Star

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• alvar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar

Kids Definition

North Star

noun

: the star toward which the northern end of the earth's axis very nearly points

called also polestar