comet
noun/ˈkɑmɪt/
Frequency rank: #6,490 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a bright celestial object with a long tail of gas and dust that travels around the sun.
Example sentence
Scientists watched in awe as the comet blazed across the night sky.
Synonyms & related words
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