globe

  • 31globe — n. & v. n. 1 a (prec. by the) the planet earth. b a planet, star, or sun. c any spherical body; a ball. 2 a spherical representation of the earth or of the constellations with a map on the surface. 3 a golden sphere as an emblem of sovereignty;… …

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  • 32Globe FM — Infobox Radio Station name = GLOBE FM airdate = 2005, in Christchurch frequency = area = 1 Market Christchurch format = Top 40 owner = erp = branding = slogan = Commercial Free Music Till 10 class = website = http://www.globefm.co.nz/ callsign… …

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  • 33globe — con·globe; en·globe; globe; en·globe·ment; …

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  • 34globe — UK [ɡləʊb] / US [ɡloʊb] noun [countable] Word forms globe : singular globe plural globes 1) a) a round ball that has a map of the world on it b) the globe mainly literary the world the first balloonists to circle the globe 2) a) mainly literary a …

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  • 35globe — [[t]gloʊb[/t]] n. v. globed, glob•ing 1) astron. geo the planet Earth (usu. prec. by the) 2) astron. geo a planet or other celestial body 3) astron. geo a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth or of the heavens 4) a spherical body 5)… …

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  • 36globe — noun 1》 a spherical or rounded object.     ↘a golden orb as an emblem of sovereignty. 2》 (the globe) the earth.     ↘a spherical representation of the earth with a map on the surface. verb literary form into a globe. Derivatives globe like… …

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  • 37globe — n 1.Usu. the globe the planet earth, the world, terrene, terra, the whole world, the universe. 2. planet, moon, star, heavenly or celestial body, orb. 3. terrestrial globe, celestial globe; map of the world. 4. sphere, ball, orb, round, globoid;… …

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  • 38globe — Mound Mound (mound), n. [F. monde the world, L. mundus. See {Mundane}.] A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; called… …

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  • 39globe — Synonyms and related words: Earth, Gaea, Ge, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Tellus, Terra, aeronautical chart, astronomical chart, atlas, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, ball, balloon …

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  • 40globe — n. to circle, girdle the globe * * * [gləʊb] girdle the globe to circle …

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