'asteroid' definitions:
Definition of 'asteroid'
From: WordNet
adjective
Shaped like a star [syn: asteroid, star-shaped]
noun
Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
Synonyms of 'asteroid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- asteroids,
- aurora particles,
- blackout,
- cosmic particles,
- cosmic ray bombardment,
- Earth,
- inferior planet,
- intergalactic matter,
- Jupiter,
- major planet,
- Mars,
- Mercury,
- meteor dust impacts,
- meteors,
- minor planet,
- Neptune,
- planet,
- planetoid,
- Pluto,
- radiation,
- Saturn,
- secondary planet,
- solar system,
- space bullets,
- superior planet,
- terrestrial planet,
- the bends,
- Uranus,
- Venus,
- wanderer,
- weightlessness