globe

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globe

A child gently spins a colorful globe on a wooden desk.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A spherical model of the Earth or celestial body: A three-dimensional representation, typically mounted on a stand, showing the geographical features of a planet, especially Earth.
    • Any spherical object: An object that has a round, ball-like shape.
    • The Earth: The planet on which we live, often referred to poetically or formally as "the globe."
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The teacher pointed to countries on the classroom globe.
    • She held a glass globe containing a miniature winter scene.
    • Pollution is a problem affecting the entire globe.
Advanced Usage
  • "across the globe": All over the world.
    • The company has offices across the globe.
  • "terrestrial globe": A globe specifically representing the Earth, as opposed to a celestial globe showing stars and constellations.
    • The antique shop sold a beautiful 19th-century terrestrial globe.
Variants and Related Words
  • Global (adj): Relating to the whole world; worldwide.
    • Climate change is a global issue.
  • Globular (adj): Shaped like a globe or sphere.
    • The plant had globular flowers.
Synonyms
  • Sphere: A perfectly round geometrical object.
  • Orb: A spherical body; a globe (often used in literary contexts).
  • World: The earth, together with all of its countries and peoples.
Related Phrases
  • Globe-trotter (n): A person who travels widely.
    • As a famous globe-trotter, she had visited over fifty countries.
  • Globe artichoke (n): A variety of artichoke with a large, round flower head.
    • We ate steamed globe artichokes with butter.
Idioms
  • To circle the globe: To travel all the way around the world.
    • The adventurer's dream was to circle the globe in a hot-air balloon.
globe

A child gently spins a colorful globe on a wooden desk.

Noun
  1. a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented
  2. an object with a spherical shape
    • a ball of fire
  3. the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    • the Earth moves around the sun
    • he sailed around the world

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