Globe (Noun)
Meaning 1
An object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire".
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The decorator's desk was adorned with a small paperweight shaped like a miniature globe.
- She slowly rotated the globe on her desk, taking in the geography of the world.
- From space, the Earth appeared as a perfect globe, enveloped in a thin layer of atmosphere.
- The lamp's glass shade was shaped like a globe, refracting light in a colorful pattern.
- Cradled in the palm of his hand was a small crystal globe, its facets glinting in the light.
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Meaning 2
The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 3
A sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.