An asteroid is a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun. The term 'asteroid' can refer to any of the thousands of objects in our solar system that are larger than a meteoroid but smaller than a planet. The crossword solutions for the term 'asteroid' include 'PLANETOID' (9 letters), 'EROS' (4 letters), 'CERES' (5 letters), 'BELT' (4 letters), 'PALLAS' (6 letters), 'STARFISH' (8 letters), 'ORBIT' (5 letters), 'VESTA' (5 letters), 'JUNO' (4 letters), 'Ida' (3 letters), and 'Icarus' (6 letters). Additionally, the term 'minorplanet' (11 letters) is often used interchangeably with 'asteroid'.