Synonyms for meteor
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Noun
1. Shooting star — A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the…
shooting star, fireball, falling star, faxed star rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star.
Related words
- Word family
- meteoric meteorism meteoritic meteoroid meteorology
- Phrases
- meteor shower
Forms
- Plural
- meteors → fireballs, meteoroids, bolides…
Example sentences
- fireball I am a fireball too hot to handle.
- meteoroid A burning meteoroid produces a meteor.
By length
- 6 letters
- bolide
- 8 letters
- fireball3
- 9 letters
- meteoroid
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fireball3 = 3 syllables).