globe

CEFRB2

/ɡləʊb/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A round model of Earth or another planet.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The planet Earth.

Examples

  • I travel to all parts of the globe.

  • We export various kinds of computers all over the globe.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɡloʊb/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.

  2. The eyeball.

  3. A part of a device, often a lamp.

More examples

In context

  • Tourists from every corner of the globe

  • the globe of a lamp

  • Already Cæſar Has ravaged more than half the Globe, and ſees Mankind grown thin by his deſtructive Sword: Should he go further, Numbers would be wanting To form new Battels, and ſupport his Crimes.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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