Worlds
//wɝldz// adv, name, noun, verb, slang
adv, name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of world form-of, plural
- 2 Abbreviation of world championships. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial
"The boat designs (with their fiberglass construction-the “Plastic Fantastics”) showed great speed in a breeze in the Worlds, but suffered in lighter airs."
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of world form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Adverb
- 1 To a great extent; much; far. figuratively, not-comparable
"The show understands that implied nudity is worlds funnier than actual nudity, and goes to delightful lengths to keep Marge and Homer’s unmentionables out of view."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"These days when I hear about these horrible incidents on the news I get the feeling that more and more young people are losing their ability to distinguish between real and virtual worlds."
Etymology
Unidentified origin.
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