Globe

  • 41globe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ball, sphere; earth; orb. See rotundity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sphere] Syn. balloon, orb, spheroid; see ball 1 . 2. [The earth; usually with the ] Syn. terrestrial globe, celestial globe,… …

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  • 42globe — [16] Globe comes from Latin globus, probably via Old French globe. Globus was related to glēba ‘lump of earth’ (source of English glebe [14]), and may denote etymologically ‘something rolled up into a ball’. => GLEBE …

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  • 43globe — noun (C) 1 a round object with a map of the Earth drawn on it 2 the globe the world: We export our goods all over the globe. 3 an object shaped like a ball; sphere (1) …

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  • 44globe — noun 1) every corner of the globe Syn: world, earth, planet 2) the sun is a globe Syn: sphere, orb, ball, spheroid, round …

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  • 45globe — [16] Globe comes from Latin globus, probably via Old French globe. Globus was related to glēba ‘lump of earth’ (source of English glebe [14]), and may denote etymologically ‘something rolled up into a ball’. Cf.⇒ GLEBE …

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  • 46globe — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin globus Date: 15th century something spherical or rounded: as a. a spherical representation of the earth, a celestial body, or the heavens b. earth 4 c. orb 5 II. transitive verb (globed; globing …

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  • 47globe — SYN: globus. g. of eye SYN: eyeball. pale g. SYN: globus pallidus. * * * globe glōb n EYEBALL * * * (glōb) 1. sphere. 2. bulbus oculi …

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  • 48globe — englobe globe …

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  • 49Globe — Original name in latin Globe Name in other language Beesh Ba Hooghan, Bsh B Hooghan, Gloub, ge luo bu, geullobeu, glwb, aryzwna, Глоуб State code US Continent/City America/Phoenix longitude 33.39422 latitude 110.7865 altitude 1071 Population 7532 …

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  • 50globe — n. 1. Sphere, ball, orb. 2. Earth, terraqueous globe, terrestrial ball …

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