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universe

u·ni·verse

universe

 
 
pronunciation:
yu nih vuhrs
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: all matter and space in existence, including the earth and the heavens.
similar words:
space, world
definition 2: the earth and all that exists on it.
similar words:
nature
definition 3: a sphere in which something exists or occurs.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)universe abundant, accelerating, alternate, alternative, closed, conscious, cosmic, cosmological, distant, divine, early, elegant, entire, expanding, finite, fundamental, gravitational, infinite, inflationary, infrared, intelligent, invisible, known, large-scale, mechanical, moral, mysterious, narrative, observable, orderly, parallel, physical, rational, static, three-dimensional, transparent, ultimate, uniform, vast, virtual, visible, whole [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)universe accelerate, bind, conceive, cool, create, dominate, encompass, explore, govern, imply, inhabit, map, originate, probe, revolve, unfold
(n.)universe + verb collapse, evolve, exist, expand
noun + (n.)universe Help astronomer, atom, bang, beginning, being, birth, bubble, center, clockwork, cluster, constant, cosmologist, cosmology, creation, creator, density, dimension, edge, electron, energy, entity, epoch, evolution, existence, expansion, exploration, explosion, fate, formation, galaxy, geometry, gravity, infinity, inflation, marvel, mass, master, matter, mystery, object, origin, particle, physicist, physics, quantum, radiation, reach, secret, structure, supernova, theory, understanding, vastness, whole, wonder [See all][See only the most frequent]
Word History
Universe comes from a Latin word that means "turned into one."
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