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solar system collapse: the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field

planet collapse: (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

asteroid collapse: any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter); shaped like a star

Earth collapse: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"; the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"; hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Jupiter collapse: the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky; (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus

Mars collapse: 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; "Mars has two satellites"; (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares

Pluto collapse: a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets; "Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930"; (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone; a cartoon character created by Walt Disney

Mercury collapse: temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"; the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun; (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes; a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

Venus collapse: type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells; the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"; goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

Neptune collapse: a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; "the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846"; (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon

underprivileged collapse: lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

hapless collapse: deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"

unblessed collapse: not provided with something desirable; "a hovel unblessed with electricity or running water"

globe collapse: a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

world collapse: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"; all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"; people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"; a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"

biosphere collapse: the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

gamut collapse: a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"; the entire scale of musical notes

back burner collapse: reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner"

temperament collapse: an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys; excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

geography collapse: study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

doorkeeper collapse: someone who guards an entrance; the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church

Big Dipper collapse: a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

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