asteroid
/ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/noun, adjective3 syllables
Asteroid means: shaped like a star.
Synonyms for asteroid3
adjective, as in shaped like a star
What does asteroid mean?2
adjective
1
shaped like a star
noun
1
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Asteroid in a sentence
- Besides the sun, the solar system consists of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.Hybrid
- The nuclear weapon will push the asteroid into another path.Amastan
- Ella steered a course through the asteroid field.sundown
- The asteroid injured over a thousand people and broke many windows.Hybrid
- A large asteroid was responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.Hybrid
- What would happen if a large asteroid struck the earth?Hybrid
- Between the inner and outer planets is an asteroid belt.Hybrid
- Ceres contains one-third of the mass found in the asteroid belt.Hybrid
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Forms of asteroid
as a noun
- plural
- asteroids