A Space Odyssey

Sheila B.
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  1. rotate
    turn on or around an axis or a center
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  2. astronaut
    a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  3. solar system
    the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  4. celestial
    relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  5. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  6. sphere
    a round three-dimensional closed surface
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  7. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  8. neighborhood
    an area within a city or town that has distinctive features
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  9. moon
    the natural satellite of the Earth
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  10. shape
    a perceptual structure
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  11. soil
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  12. star
    a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  13. property
    something owned
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  14. sun
    the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  15. object
    a tangible and visible entity
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
  16. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
    astronaut
    celestial
    objects
    solar system
    properties
    rotate
    soil
    star
    sun
    moon
    shapes
    planet
    neighborhood
    sphere
Created on Fri Jul 20 13:56:04 EDT 2012

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