globe
Usually the globe . the planet Earth.
a planet or other celestial body.
to form into a globe.
to take the form of a globe.
Origin of globe
1synonym study For globe
Other words from globe
- globelike, adjective
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How to use globe in a sentence
The Golden Globes TV nominations reliably elicit a WTF reaction.
15 Enraging Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: Amy Poehler, 'Mad Men' & More | Kevin Fallon | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSorry: Kerry Washington, Tatiana Maslany, and, most confusingly, Golden Globes host Amy Poehler.
15 Enraging Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: Amy Poehler, 'Mad Men' & More | Kevin Fallon | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat the Globes did this year, rewarding both Rodriguez and the series in Best Comedy, is a pleasant surprise.
15 Enraging Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: Amy Poehler, 'Mad Men' & More | Kevin Fallon | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRicky Gervais, the sultan of scorn, uttered that cheeky bit while emceeing the Golden Globes ceremony a few years back.
The Golden Globes Sobers Up (Sort Of): Years of Ridicule and Bribery Rumors Scares HFPA Straight | Marlow Stern | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST[Laughs] So for me it was just cool that we got nominated for the Globes.
In the nine differently colored circular tracks, rolled little globes representing the planets.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown FyfeShe watched the two children a moment as they dropped handfuls of the bluish globes on the towel.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerElectric lights in softly shaded globes threw a pleasant yellow radiance over everything.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullThe night was exceedingly dark, and vast globes of flame spouted forth on both sides, borne away by a violent wind.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoSo home after business done at my office, to supper, and then to the globes with my wife, and so to bed.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
British Dictionary definitions for globe
/ (ɡləʊb) /
a sphere on which a map of the world or the heavens is drawn or represented
the globe the world; the earth
a planet or some other astronomical body
an object shaped like a sphere, such as a glass lampshade or fish-bowl
Australian, NZ and Southern African an electric light bulb
an orb, usually of gold, symbolic of authority or sovereignty
to form or cause to form into a globe
Origin of globe
1Derived forms of globe
- globelike, adjective
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