Synonyms for meteor
ˈmi ti ər, -ˌɔrme·te·or

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1. meteoroid, meteornoun

   (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

   Synonyms:
   shooting star, meteoroid

2. meteor, shooting starnoun

   a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode

   Synonyms:
   shooting star, meteoroid

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1. meteornoun

   Synonyms:
   fireball, shooting star, bolis, bolide

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1. List of paraphrases for "meteor":

   meteorite, asteroid

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1. METEOR

   Synonyms:
   Measuring Effects on intima media Thickness: an Evaluation Of Rosuvastatin Ongoing trial

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1. Longfellow:

   Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as the blazing meteor when it descends to earth is only a stone.

2. Jack London:

   I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

3. Ana Colovic Lesoska:

   I felt that it was a matter of injustice, it's not as if a meteor dropped on the middle of the park and destroyed the lynx, it's a decision... It was a decision by the banks to contribute to the extinction of the Balkan lynx.

4. Christopher Onken:

   I could hardly believe my eyes when I came upon a little object that appeared to be moving across images taken by SkyMapper, these last images before the asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere were SkyMapper's biggest contribution. They helped to pinpoint both the search area for the meteorite fragments on Earth and the meteor's origin in space.

5. Jack London, Personal Credo:

   I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by a dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in a magnificient glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.