What does "globe" mean?
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.; The eyeball.
Globe
/ɡloʊb/ name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.; The eyeball.
- Grammar: globe is listed as name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: ball, aeronautical chart, astronomical chart, atlas.
- Useful contrasts: flat maps, cube, flat map.
- Usage evidence: We export various kinds of computers all over the globe.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.; The eyeball.
- 2 a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented wordnet
- 3 Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.; A part of a device, often a lamp.
"the globe of a lamp"
- 4 an object with a spherical shape wordnet
- 5 The planet Earth.
"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."
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- 6 A spherical model of Earth or other planet.
- 7 A light bulb. Australia, South-Africa, dated
"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."
- 8 A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
"Him round / A globe of fiery seraphim enclosed."
- 9 A woman's breast or buttock, whichever is more prominent. in-plural, slang
"Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez went with her favorite silhouette: a robe-like dress, barely fastened solely in the areas you actually can’t reveal on the red carpet (remember that famous Versace number at the Grammys?). This year, she wore a silver and cream Zuhair Murad that showed off all of her best assets, which even caused Jeremy Renner to blurt out a comment about her “globes” on stage."
- 10 A group. obsolete
- 11 A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
Verb
- 1 To become spherical. intransitive
- 2 To make spherical. transitive
Proper Noun
- 1 A city, the county seat of Gila County, Arizona.
- 2 An unincorporated community in Clark County, Wisconsin.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"We export various kinds of computers all over the globe."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "globe"?
Common synonyms include: ball, aeronautical chart, astronomical chart, atlas, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection.
How do you use "globe" in a sentence?
We export various kinds of computers all over the globe.
How do you pronounce "globe"?
Pronounced /ɡloʊb/.
Etymology
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.