planet
noun /ˈplænɪt/
/ˈplænɪt/
Idioms - the planets of our solar system
- the planet Earth/Venus/Mars
- the possibility of life deep below the planet's surface
Wordfinder- climate
- earth
- equator
- equinox
- hemisphere
- International Date Line
- latitude
- map
- planet
- tropic
Extra ExamplesTopics Spacea2- He looked like something from another planet!
- How many planets orbit the sun?
- Hubble has found around 100 new extrasolar planets.
- She believes there is life on other planets.
- The spacecraft is currently in orbit around the red planet.
- creatures from an alien planet
- rocky planets like Venus and Mars
- the outer planets of our solar system
- the search for Earth-like planets
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distant
- alien
- unknown
- …
- be in orbit around
- orbit
- destroy
- …
- orbit
- from a/the planet
- on a/the planet
- the planet[singular] used to mean ‘the world’, especially when talking about the environment
- the battle to save the planet
- (informal, humorous) He must be one of the few people on the planet without a website.
Extra Examples- Will recycling help save the planet?
- We are destroying the planet with our fossil-fuel lifestyle.
- I don't know a single other person on the planet who has seen this film.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distant
- alien
- unknown
- …
- be in orbit around
- orbit
- destroy
- …
- orbit
- from a/the planet
- on a/the planet
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French planete, from late Latin planeta, planetes, from Greek planētēs ‘wanderer, planet’, from planan ‘wander’.
Idioms
to be on another planet | what planet is somebody on?
- (informal, humorous) used to suggest that somebody’s ideas are not realistic or practical
- He thinks being a father is easy. What planet is he on?