globe.
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
Meaning & usage
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object. The eyeball.
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object. A spherical model of Earth or of another planet.
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object. A part of a device, often a lamp.
the globe of a lamp
A light bulb.
A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
A woman's breast or buttock, whichever is more prominent.
A group.
A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.
To become spherical.
To make spherical.
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.
Alternative letter-case form of Globe (“the earth”)
They aspired to circumaviate the globe.
Where this word comes from
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.
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