Virgo cluster

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noun Astronomy.

a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.

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Words nearby Virgo cluster

virgin's-bower, virgin soil, virgin wool, Virgo, Virgoan, Virgo cluster, virgo intacta, virgulate, virgule, viricide, virid

How to use Virgo cluster in a sentence

To his credit, Huckabee is conscious of the fact that he will need a cluster of deep-pocketed patrons and bundlers.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Art Basel itself is but the center of a cluster of mega-shows taking place in Miami this week.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the runaway best example of the game is another cluster of British luxury vehicles—Range Rover, Land Rover and Jaguar.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the crown itself (or headband or cluster of buds) screams disingenuous.
Flower Crowns Are Phony and Must Die|Sara Lieberman|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There is now a black dot in a cluster of reeds about two hundred meters downstream.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With the tertian parasite, the segments more frequently form an irregular cluster.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In the course of an hour a cluster of dark objects appeared on the bench, coming rapidly toward us.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Behind it was a cluster of low hills set with narrow fields and tiny white houses.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
They made a cluster of flashing color whose center point was a tiny airship, a speedster, a gay little craft.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
He kept looking at the open sky above the river, waiting for the cluster to rise high so he could see it.
The Stars, My Brothers|Edmond Hamilton