| NOUN | object | asteroid | any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | asteroid, star-shaped | shaped like a star |
| Sounds | ae'steroy.d | |
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| Rhymes | adenoid ... void: 38 rhymes with oyd... | |
| Meaning | shaped like a star. | |
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| Synonym | star-shaped | |
| Broader | angular, angulate | Having angles or an angular shape |
| Spanish | asteroide | |
| Nouns | asteroid | any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) |
| Meaning | Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter). | |
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| Instances | Apollo asteroid | An asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit |
| Ceres | The largest asteroid and the first discovered | |
| Pallas | A large asteroid | |
| Pluto | A small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun | |
| Vesta | The brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered | |
| Narrower | Chiron | An asteroid discovered in 1977 |
| Broader | minor planet, planetoid | Any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun |
| Spanish | asteroide, planetoide | |
| Catalan | asteroide, planetoide | |
| Adjectives | asteroid | shaped like a star |
| asteroidal | of or relating to or resembling an asteroid | |
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