Definitions for planet

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planet plan·et

Spelling: [plan-it]

IPA: /ˈplæn ɪt/

Planet is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 143 anagrams from letters in planet (aelnpt).

Definitions for planet

noun

1. Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
2. Astrology. the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto: considered sources of energy or consciousness in the interpretation of horoscopes.

Origin of planet

1250-1300; Middle English planete (Old French planète) Late Latin planēta, planētēs (found only in plural planētae) Greek (astéres) planḗtai literally, wandering (stars)

Examples for planet

I didn't mean the revolutions on a planet, but the revolutions of a planet.

Andy Serkis, Dawn of the planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, Academy?

Why was a master photographer recruited to work with one of the most successful liquor brands on the planet?

That, at least, is a legitimate inference to draw from the history of life on this planet.

Above his head are the three symbols of the Moon, the Sun, and the planet Venus.

Good for her—but what a shameful indictment of planet Fashion.

With Batman and planet of the Apes, you seem to be operating around 15 years ahead of the culture.

In fact, Mexico buys and sells more US goods than any other country on the planet except for Canada.

The sun does not shine the less because one side of our planet is in darkness.

The real rustic does think London the finest place on the planet.