globe

[glohb]

noun

1. Usually the globe the planet Earth.

2. a planet or other celestial body.

3. a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth terrestrial globe or of the heavens celestial globe.

4. a spherical body; sphere.

5. anything more or less spherical, as a lampshade or a glass fishbowl.

6. a golden ball traditionally borne as an emblem of sovereignty; orb.

verb (used with object)

globed, globing 

1. to form into a globe.

verb (used without object)

globed, globing 

1. to take the form of a globe.

globe

/ ɡləʊb /

noun

1. a sphere on which a map of the world or the heavens is drawn or represented

2. the world; the earth

3. a planet or some other astronomical body

4. an object shaped like a sphere, such as a glass lampshade or fish-bowl

5. an electric light bulb

6. an orb, usually of gold, symbolic of authority or sovereignty

verb

1. to form or cause to form into a globe

Other Word Forms

• globelike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of globe¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French globe, from Latin globus “round body, ball, sphere”

Word History and Origins

Origin of globe¹

C16: from Old French, from Latin globus

Synonym Study

See earth.

Example Sentences

Once known as the Festival of Festivals, the annual showcase of new work from around the globe remains a vital stop on the awards-season calendar.

From Los Angeles Times

There has been a massive backlash from customers, a probe launched by the country's medical watchdog, multiple products pulled from shelves, and questions raised about the regulation of sunscreen around the globe.

From BBC

Nightfall has rentals in luxury markets across the globe, and around 100 in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

Receivers in hand, they’re reaching out--at all hours of the day and night, from nearly every continent on the globe--to make contact with this forlorn desert outpost.

From Los Angeles Times

From her home city of Cincinnati to readers around the globe — and now Hollywood — the EmHen universe is getting bigger by the day.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• map 
• planet 
• world 

When To Use

What does globe mean?

The word globe most generally refers to a sphere—a ball-like shape or object. Something globe-shaped can be described as globular, which means the same thing as spherical.More specifically, a globe is a three-dimensional model of Earth. (There are also globes representing the moon and other planets, but globes of Earth are most common.) These kinds of globes are associated with their use in classrooms for the subject of geography.The phrase the globe is another way of saying the world or the planet in reference to Earth, as in His name was known in almost every corner of the globe. Example: I started my travels around the globe by spinning a globe and pointing to a random destination.