star/planet/moon

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see also SPACE, SKY, NIGHT, SUN
※—† stars
- a large ball of burning gas in space which you can see at night in the sky as a small point of light: star
- a group of stars with a name: constellation; a very large group of stars: galaxy
- the group of stars which includes the sun: the Milky Way
- when stars appear in the sky, they come* out
- when stars give out light, they shine*
There was no moon but the stars were shining brightly.
- when stars shine as small points in the sky, they twinkle
- when you can see the stars in the sky, they are out
- if you can see a lot of stars, it is a starry night/sky; opposite: starless
- the light of the stars: starlight (noun U); adjective: starlit
a beautiful starlit night
※—† planets
- a large object in space which goes around a star, especially the sun: planet
- a smaller object which goes around a planet: moon
- the sun and the planets that go round it: the solar system
※—† the moon
- the round object which moves around the earth and which we can see in the sky at night: the moon
We managed to find our way by the light of the moon. ◎ Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
- connected with the moon: lunar
the lunar calendar ◎ a lunar landing
- the light of the moon: moonlight (noun U); adjective: moonlit
We went for a walk in the moonlight. ◎ a beautiful moonlit night
- when the moon reflects the light of the sun, it shines*
The moon was shining on the water.
- when the moon appears in the sky, it comes* out, comes* up, (formal) rises*; when it can be seen in the sky, it is outup
'Is the moon out?' 'No, but I can see some stars.'
※—† the movement of the planets, etc
- to move around a larger object in space: go* round sth, orbit sth; noun: orbit
The moon goes round the earth and the earth goes round the sun. ◎ the orbit of Mars around the sun
- when the earth passes between the sun and the moon so that it throws a shadow on the moon, there is an eclipse of the moon, a lunar eclipse
※—† studying the stars, etc
- the scientific study of the stars, planets, etc: astronomy (noun U); adjective: astronomical
- a scientist who studies the stars: astronomer
- the belief that the positions and movements of the stars and planets influence what people do and what happens to them: astrology (noun U)
※ more on astrology ASTROLOGY