comet

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Synonyms: covet, come, comer, comes, colet, compt, coset, domet, comt, comex, comdt

Antonyms: covet, come, comer, comes, colet, compt, coset, domet, comt, comex, comdt

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q3559}}{{lb|en|astronomy}} A [[small Solar System body]] consisting mainly of [[volatile]] [[ice]], [[dust]] and [[particle]]s of [[rock]] whose very [[eccentric]] solar [[orbit]] periodically brings it close enough to the [[Sun]] that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or ''[[coma]]'', which may be blown by the [[solar wind]] to produce a visible ''[[tail]]''.
2. A [[celestial]] [[phenomenon]] with the appearance of such a body.
3. Any of several species of [[hummingbird]] found in the [[Andes]].

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