# globe

Pronunciation: say "GLOHB" US /ɡloʊb/, UK /ɡləʊb/

## Noun

1. The planet Earth.
   - Simple: Our planet Earth: the whole world where all people live.
   - _Climate change is reshaping coastlines across the globe._
   - _The company now ships its products to customers around the globe._
2. A sphere on which the surface of the earth, or of another planet, is mapped out in miniature.
   - Simple: A ball-shaped model of the Earth that shows the countries and oceans.
   - _An antique globe stood on the desk in his study._
   - _The museum displays a globe of Mars marked with its volcanoes and canyons._
3. Any object that is spherical or nearly spherical.
   - Simple: Any object with a round shape like a ball.
   - _The dandelion's seed head forms a delicate white globe._
   - _The glassblowers shaped the molten material into glowing globes._
6. In ancient Rome, a circular battle formation of soldiers, the counterpart of the infantry square in later armies.
   - Simple: In ancient Rome, a group of soldiers standing in a tight circle to fight enemies on all sides.
   - _Cut off from the legion, the cohort formed a globe against the encircling cavalry._
   - _The veterans tightened their globe as arrows fell from three directions._
7. Any of several North American land snails of the genus Mesodon, which have rounded shells.
   - Simple: A kind of land snail with a round shell that lives in North America.
   - _A globe had left a silvery trail across the porch steps overnight._
   - _Hikers sometimes spot globes feeding among the leaf litter of damp hardwood forests._
8. A woman's breast or buttock, particularly a prominent one. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A slang word for a woman's round breast or bottom.
   - _Her low-cut gown revealed the upper swell of each globe._
   - _He watched her firm globes shift under the thin fabric of her skirt._

## Verb

4. To make spherical; to form something into a ball.
   - Simple: To make something into the shape of a ball.
   - _Surface tension will globe the falling droplets almost instantly._
   - _The glassblower globes the molten glass with a few practiced turns._
5. To become spherical.
   - Simple: To take on the round shape of a ball.
   - _In low gravity, floating water will globe into a perfect sphere._
   - _Spilled mercury globes into shining beads on the floor._

## Noun

9. A light bulb. *(dated, Australia, South Africa)*
   - Simple: A light bulb: the glass part that makes light when you turn it on.
   - _He unscrewed the dead globe and fitted a new one._
   - _The hardware store stocked globes in several different wattages._
10. A group. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A group of people or things.

## Origin

From late Middle English globe, taken through Old and Middle French globe from Latin globus. It is a doublet of globus.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/globe (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).