spherenoun [ C ]
uk/sfɪər/us/sfɪr/sphere noun [ C ] (ROUND OBJECT)
an object shaped like a round ball:
Doctors have replaced the top of his hip bone with a metal sphere.
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Spherical, circular and annular objects
- ball
- blob
- bobble
- bowling ball
- bubble
- cylinder
- egg
- game ball
- glob
- globe
- globule
- hoop
- orb
- pellet
- pommel
- ring
- roll
- spool
- spring
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sphere noun [ C ] (AREA)
C1 a subject or area of knowledge, work, etc.:
the political sphere
exchanges with other countries, particularly in cultural, scientific, and economic spheres
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Topics & areas of interest
- affair
- backyard
- ground
- in your backyard idiom
- item
- kingdom
- matter
- specialism
- specialty
- stage
- subject
- subject matter
- sweep
- talking of sb/sth idiom
- talking point
- theme
- themed
- thesis
- topic
- turf
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