globenoun
uk/ɡləʊb/us/ɡloʊb/globe noun (WORLD)
the globe C2 [ S ]
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- a circumnavigation of the globe from west to east
- The TV series continues its haphazard meander around the globe - this week it will be in Portugal.
- The surge in US share prices reverberated across the globe.
- Although she retired from politics five years ago, she still trots around the globe, giving speeches and meeting world leaders.
- This event will be watched by an estimated 20 million people around the globe.
the world:
His greatest ambition is to sail around the globe.
She is a superstar all around the globe.
[ C ] a map of the world made in the shape of a ball and attached to a support, that can be turned around at the same angle as the earth turns in space:
She spun the globe, and pointed to the Solomon Islands.
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The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- biophilia
- cosmologist
- cosmology
- eolian
- ether
- evapotranspiration
- geo-
- geocentric
- heaven
- landslide
- macrocosm
- mid-air
- slide
- terra firma
- terrestrial
- the cosmos
- the mesosphere
- the troposphere
- universe
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Spherical, circular and annular objects
globe noun (ROUND OBJECT)
[ C ] any ball-shaped object
[ C ] Australian English a light globe
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Spherical, circular and annular objects
- ball
- blob
- bobble
- bowling ball
- bubble
- cylinder
- egg
- game ball
- glob
- globule
- hoop
- orb
- pellet
- pommel
- ring
- roll
- sphere
- spool
- spring
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Lighting & light fittings in the home