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| Dog Star |
the brightest star in the sky. The Dog Star is in the constellation Canis Major and is also called Sirius. |
| great |
a person famous for excellence in a particular field; star. [1/6 definitions] |
| jack |
(plural but used with a singular verb) a children's game in which one bounces a ball and picks up as many small, star-shaped metal pieces as one can before the ball lands. [1/5 definitions] |
| magnitude |
the unit of measurement for the brightness of a star or other body in space. [1/4 definitions] |
| meteor |
a bright streak or flash in the sky which occurs when small pieces of space material enter our atmosphere and burn up, often called a shooting star. |
| North Star |
a bright star in the constellation Ursa Minor; Polaris. |
| planet |
a large body in outer space that circles around the sun or another star. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are all planets in our solar system. |
| Polaris |
a bright star in the constellation Ursa Minor; North Star. |
| polestar |
a bright star in the constellation Ursa Minor; Polaris; North Star. |
| quasar |
a heavenly object that is similar to a star. Quasars are far away from the earth and send out powerful radio waves. |
| Sirius |
the brightest star in the sky. Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major and is also called the Dog Star. |
| solar system |
our Sun, its eight planets and their moons, and all other bodies that travel around the Sun, or any system that includes a star and all of the matter which orbits that star, including planets and moons. |
| star |
to mark with a star or stars. [2/8 definitions] |
| stellar |
of, pertaining to, or resembling a star or stars. [1/2 definitions] |
| sun |
the star in the middle of our solar system. The earth and other planets revolve around it and receive heat and light from it. [2/5 definitions] |
| world |
a planet or star thought of as being like the earth. [1/6 definitions] |
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