Question

cynosure Near the club's dance floor, a young rock star was hanging out, the cynosure of a small crowd of admirers. cynosure*

Accepted Answer

(1) A guide. (2) A center of attention. In Greek kynosoura means “dog's tail,” and in Latin Cynosura came to mean the constellation Ursa Minor (Little Bear)—what we usually call the Little Dipper. The first star on the dog's or bear's “tail,” or the dipper's “handle,” is Polaris, the North Star, long used as a guide for seamen or travelers lost on a clear night, since, unlike the other stars, it always remains in the same position in the northern sky, while the other constellations (and even the rest of its own constellation) slowly revolve around it. Since Cynosura also came to mean the star itself, the English cynosure now may mean both “guide” and “center of attention.”

word	cynosure
definition	(1) A guide. (2) A center of attention.
eg_sentence	Near the club's dance floor, a young rock star was hanging out, the cynosure of a small crowd of admirers.
explanation	In Greek kynosoura means “dog's tail,” and in Latin Cynosura came to mean the constellation Ursa Minor (Little Bear)—what we usually call the Little Dipper. The first star on the dog's or bear's “tail,” or the dipper's “handle,” is Polaris, the North Star, long used as a guide for seamen or travelers lost on a clear night, since, unlike the other stars, it always remains in the same position in the northern sky, while the other constellations (and even the rest of its own constellation) slowly revolve around it. Since Cynosura also came to mean the star itself, the English cynosure now may mean both “guide” and “center of attention.”
IPA	cynosure*

Cynosure Star Cynosura Guide Center Attention Club's Dance