globe

1 of 2

noun

: something spherical or rounded: such as
a
: a spherical representation of the earth, a celestial body, or the heavens

globe

2 of 2

verb

globed; globing

transitive verb

archaic
: to form into a globe

Examples of globe in a Sentence

Noun She has a globe in her office. His fame has spread around the globe. The tree was decorated with colorful glass globes.
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Noun
Behind its rotating thirty-foot globe, retirees rode oversize tricycles and took up woodworking or the kazoo. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 This rolling globe is designed to eliminate puffiness while reducing wrinkles at the same time. Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024 Guinness World Records does not require cyclists to literally ride the complete globe, as oceans would make that difficult (though perhaps not impossible). Scott Detrow, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024 The fragmented globe on the Mets cap appears to echo her 2022 installation at LaGuardia Airport, Shorter than the Day, in which hundreds of photographs of the New York skyline at different times of the day form a sphere. Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for globe 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French, from Latin globus

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of globe was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/globe. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

globe

noun
ˈglōb
: a round object: as
a
: a model of the earth or heavens
globular
ˈgläb-yə-lər
adjective

Medical Definition

globe

noun

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