meteor

Speech parts

1. meteor - Noun

2. meteor - Verb

Meaning

Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.

Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shooting star falling star fireball bolide meteoroid iris comet gun asteroid meteorite flare craze photosphere fad firework
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Antonyms

star planet relax

Hypernyms

light visible light extraterrestrial object estraterrestrial body

Hyponyms

fireball meteorite bolide meteor swarm

Phrases with the word

falling meteor meteor burst meteor train in that meteor shower in the meteor shower meteor hit

Anagrams

remote emoter ometer

Examples

A friend of mine described it this way: When they were born it was like a meteor landed in our house and blew everything apart. We had to just put all the pieces back. Christine Lahti

Misled by fancy's meteor ray, By passion driven; But yet the light that led astray Was light from heaven. Robert Burns

The meteor flag of England Shall yet terrific burn, Till danger's troubled night depart, And the star of peace return. Thomas Campbell

An harmless flaming meteor shone for hair, And fell adown his shoulders with loose care. Abraham Cowley

I think the Earth got struck by a meteor and the water underneath went shooting out to the surface. And the Earth was covered with water. Kent Hovind

This does not mean a meteor has fallen. This is the discovery of a star. Ai Weiwei

Close letter words and terms

metensomatosis meteoclimatic meteogram meteor bumper meteor burst meteor dust