Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "galaxy" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

space universe

Derived Terms

Enceladus Galaxy N galaxy Needle Galaxy Sausage Galaxy Sausage Galaxy Population antigalaxy cluster of galaxies filament of galaxies galaxy brain galaxy cluster galaxy filament galaxy gas galaxy group galaxy nucleus galaxy sheet galaxy wall galaxy-brain galaxy-brained galaxy-wide galaxyful galaxyless galaxylike galaxywide galcon gastrophysics hypergalaxy metagalaxy protogalaxy sheet of galaxies supergalaxy wall of galaxies

Context

astronomy

Part Of (Holonyms)

galaxy cluster galaxy filament galaxy group supercluster

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accumulation aggregation assemblage collection herb herbaceous plant

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Markarian galaxy Seyfert galaxy active galaxy dark galaxy dwarf galaxy elliptical galaxy endless galaxy green bean galaxy green pea galaxy irregular galaxy jellyfish galaxy lenticular galaxy low-surface-brightness galaxy pea galaxy radio galaxy red geyser galaxy red nugget galaxy satellite galaxy spiral galaxy starburst galaxy submillimeter galaxy type-cD galaxy ultra diffuse galaxy whirlpool galaxy

Type Of (IsA)

astronomical object collection enormous group of stars group of stars

Parts (Meronyms)

black hole star

Part Of

universe

Related Terms

galactic galacto

Related Terms

astronomical astronomical term big black hole collection collection stars formation galactic group group stars many stars milky milky way milky way galaxy outer outer space planets planets stars space space formation spiral spirals star star universe stars system term universe way

Synonym Network

g galax local galaxy milky way milky way galaxy

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.