English Explanatory Dictionary

globe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
  2. The eyeball.
  3. A part of a device, often a lamp.
  4. The planet Earth.
  5. A spherical model of Earth or other planet.
  6. A light bulb.
  7. A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
  8. A woman's breast or buttock, whichever is more prominent.
  9. A group.
  10. A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
verb
  1. To become spherical.
  2. To make spherical.
name
  1. A city, the county seat of Gila County, Arizona.
  2. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ɡləʊb/ /ɡloʊb/ /ɡloːb/ EN-AU ck1 globe.ogg

Word forms

globe globes globing globed

Etymology

From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.

Synonyms

globus eyeglobe bulbus oculi bulbus Earth world Terra Sol III

Related words

global globular

Derived words

cyberglobe englobe eyeglobe globe algae globe amaranth globe animalcule globe artichoke globe daisy globe earther globe-earther globefish globeflower globeful globehead globeless globelet globe lightning globelike globe luxation globemaker globemaking globe mallow globe of compression globe of the world globe sight globesity globe sponge globetard globe thistle globetrot globe-trot globe-trotter globe trotter globe-trotting globewise globie globiferous globocrat globoid globophobe globophobic globy hemoglobin inglobe light globe plasma globe semiglobe show globe snowglobe snow globe time globe

Translations

Aramaic: ܐܣܦܝܪܐ Azerbaijani: kürə Azerbaijani: کره Belarusian: шар Belarusian: сфе́ра Belarusian: сфэ́ра Bulgarian: кълбо́ Bulgarian: сфе́ра Esperanto: globo Finnish: pallo Greek: σφαίρα Greek: кугла Ancient Greek: σφαῖρα Latin: globus Macedonian: топка Macedonian: сфера Persian: گوی Iranian Persian: کُرِه Plautdietsch: Baul Polish: glob Portuguese: globo Portuguese: esfera Russian: сфе́ра Russian: шар Serbo-Croatian: kugla Spanish: globo Swedish: glob Tagalog: hilihid Tajik: кура Ukrainian: ку́ля Ukrainian: сфе́ра Zazaki: kure (diq)
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