Globe Definition
glōb
globed, globes, globing
noun
globes
A body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball.
American Heritage
Anything shaped somewhat like a globe.
Webster's New World
The earth.
American Heritage
Any round, ball-shaped thing; sphere.
Webster's New World
A planet.
American Heritage
verb
globed, globes, globing
To assume the shape of or form into a sphere.
American Heritage
To form or gather into a globe.
Webster's New World
To become spherical.
Wiktionary
idiom
the Globe
- former London theater on the S bank of the Thames: site of the original performances of many of Shakespeare's plays
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Globe
Noun
Singular:
globe
Plural:
globesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Globe
- the Globe
Origin of Globe
Middle English from Old French from Latin globus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French globe, from Latin globus.
From Wiktionary
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