Globe

Quick meaning: Globe is a noun meaning Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.

Meaning

Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.

More Meanings

1. The planet Earth.
2. A spherical model of Earth or other planet.
3. A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
4. A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
5. (dated or Australia, South Africa) A light bulb.
6. (slang, quite uncommon, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast or buttock, whichever is more prominent.
7. (obsolete) A group.

Example Sentences

Him round / A globe of fiery seraphim enclosed.

'I got my wig out and my globes,' she joked to E! News host Ryan Seacrest, adjusting her breasts.

Don't ask for a new globe just because the old one needs dusting. The old-style carbon lamps wasted electricity when they began to fade and it was economy to replace them.

Already Cæſar Has ravaged more than half the Globe, and ſees Mankind grown thin by his deſtructive Sword: Should he go further, Numbers would be wanting To form new Battels, and ſupport his Crimes.

Word Forms

• globes
• globing
• globed

Synonyms for globe

Depending on context, synonyms include Earth, world, Terra, ball, orb.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include orb, earth, ball, world, monde, hemisphere.

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