globe 
(glōb)
(glōb)n.
1. A body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball.
2.
a. The earth.
b. A planet.
3. A spherical or bowllike container, especially a glass cover for a light bulb.
4. A sphere emblematic of sovereignty; an orb.
intr. & tr.v. globed, glob·ing, globes
To assume the shape of or form into a sphere.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin globus.]