neptune

Noun

Meaning

The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.

The remotest known planet of our system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about 164,78 years.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Poseidon saturn jupiter mercury buccaneer pluto mars earth triton oceanus sea uranus sea king deep planet
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Antonyms

rivulet terrestrial planet inner Solar System inner planet

Phrases with the word

neptune's spear

Examples

Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune. Noam Chomsky

The mariner of old said to Neptune in a great tempest, "O God! thou mayest save me if thou wilt, and if thou wilt thou mayest destroy me; but whether or no, I will steer my rudder true." Michel de Montaigne

You speak horse?" Hazel asked. "Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mean a Neptune thing." "Then you and Arion should get along fine," Hazel said. "He's a son of Neptune too." Percy turned pale. "Excuse me? Rick Riordan

Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune. German Proverb

Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune. Romanian Proverb

He who is shipwrecked the second time cannot lay the blame on Neptune. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

nepticulid Neptis rivularis neptunate Neptune grass Neptune powder neptune's spear