Term: oort cloud: (astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: client-centered therapy: a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: deflection: the property of being bent or deflected
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: three-ring circus: a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: succinylcholine: a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: gallows: an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: abdominal pregnancy: ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: genus tarpon: tarpons
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: price: the amount of money needed to purchase something
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: peach ice cream: ice cream flavored with fresh peaches
Broader: collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole | Unrelated: inwardness: preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values