eclipse
/ɪˈklɪps/noun, verb2 syllables
Eclipse means: be greater in significance than.
Synonyms for eclipse5
noun, as in one celestial body obscures another
occultation
verb, as in be greater in significance than
verb, as in cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
What does eclipse mean?3
verb
1
be greater in significance than“the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness”
2
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention“The Sun eclipses the moon today”
noun
1
one celestial body obscures another
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with eclipse?16
Eclipse in a sentence
- The legend says that the day she died, an eclipse darkened the skies.marcelostockle
- During the eclipse, the moon became blood red.Hybrid
- Death is the irreversible loss of consciousness – the final faint, the ultimate eclipse.carlosalberto
- There are three types of a solar eclipse: total, partial, and annular.Hybrid
- An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.sacredceltic
- An eclipse of the sun is a rare appearance.unknown
- There are too many clouds to be able to gaze at the eclipse properly.tieguy
- Tomorrow's total eclipse of the sun will be visible from the southern hemisphere.darinmex
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Forms of eclipse
as a noun
- plural
- eclipses
as a verb
- past tense
- eclipsed
- present participle
- eclipsing
- third-person singular
- eclipses
- past participle
- eclipsed