natural object

a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower

the brightest star in Taurus

the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary

brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun

the brightest star in the Southern Cross

double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation

a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda galaxy

the brightest star in Scorpius

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela

an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit

a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans

a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces

a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma

the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth

formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela

a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus

a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way

the second brightest star in Centaurus

the second brightest star in the Southern Cross

the second brightest star in Orion

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus

the second largest of Jupiter's satellites

a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini

a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius

a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon

supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky

the brightest star in Auriga

a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius

a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus

a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris

a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux

a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross

a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star

the largest asteroid and the first discovered

a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius

a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa

a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum

a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies

a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules

a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo

a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole

the outer of two small satellites of Mars

a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila

the brightest star in Cygnus

a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud

a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

the largest known star

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus

the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water

a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix

the largest of Jupiter's satellites

a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic

a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star

a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix

a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis

a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana

the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes

the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba

a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius

a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star

a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus

a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud

the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius and Capricornus

the natural satellite of the Earth

a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon

a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants

a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way

the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole

a large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius

a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel

a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered

a small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara

a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces

a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way

the larger of the two satellites of Mars

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba

a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries

a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets

the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it

the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor

the brightest star in Canis Minor

a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major that shaped like the stern of a boat

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia

a planetoid discovered in 2002

the brightest star in Leo

a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus

the brightest star in Orion

a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way

a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus

a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun

a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius

a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus

a planetoid of rock and ice about three-quarters the size of Pluto discovered in 2003; the most distant object known to orbit around the sun

a constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis

the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major

a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus

the brightest star in Virgo

one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini

a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Ara

the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere

a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries

a small bright constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus

the largest moon of Neptune

a large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud

a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites

the brightest star in the constellation Lyra

a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis

the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'

the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra

a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina

a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Sagitta

the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years

silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs

the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

(astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation)

a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it

an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet

natural objects visible in the sky

something that has consolidated into a compact mass

a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

a natural object that covers or envelops

a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere

a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

any object that radiates energy

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

everything that exists anywhere

any part of a plant or fungus

the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle

a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism

alternative names for the body of a human being

the dead body of a human being

a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

the body of a living animal or person

any covering for the body or a body part

an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell

a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes

a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

a stony meteor lacking chondrules

anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil

a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree

nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young

anything that covers

a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body

a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules

(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks

(cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter

(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

a hard outer layer that covers something

a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces

the nest of a squirrel

a natural covering (as by a fluid)

a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)

a protective covering that is part of a plant

any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)

a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect

rock produced by an intrusive process

a body of matter without definite shape

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

any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun

where mice bear and raise their young

the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws

the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.

a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs

the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land

a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

a small smooth rounded rock

a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form

(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star

one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system

(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts

an object that radiates radio waves

the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space

any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

a matted tangle of hair or fiber

a rigid covering that envelops an object

the exterior covering of a bird's egg

(geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock

a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing

a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill

any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being

something that covers or cloaks like a garment

a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault

any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)

(geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded

any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes

a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy

cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi

outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi

a part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi

flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia

a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed

an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lilies and tulips)

the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias

basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined

central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac

(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination

(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a pollen grain when deposited on the stigma for a flower; it penetrates the style and conveys the male gametes to the ovule

the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids

(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower

(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx

collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils

the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae

a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed

a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule

a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern

a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms

(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

the tissue of a plant

slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

a plant structure resembling a leaf

a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided

(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap

tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions