globe

globe

noun

Definition of GLOBE

1

a more or less round body or mass <the glassblower shaped the molten mass into a globe of remarkable thinness and clarity>

Synonyms globe, orb, sphere

Related Words bead, globule; egg, ellipse, loop, oval, spheroid; circle, ring, rondure, round; chunk, clump, gob, hunk, lump, nugget, wad

Near Antonyms block, cube, rectangle, square

2

the celestial body on which we live <New Year's celebrations around the globe>

Synonyms globe, planet, world

Related Words cosmos, creation, nature, universe; ball, orb, sphere; macrocosm, microcosm, microcosmos