GLOBE
What does "GLOBE" mean?
A spherical model of the Earth, or the world itself.
Meanings
- A spherical representation of the Earth or the heavens. She spun the globe and stopped it with a finger.
- The Earth; the world as a whole. News of the eruption circled the globe in minutes.
- Any object shaped like a sphere or ball. A glass globe shaded the lamp's bulb.
Did you know?
- The oldest surviving terrestrial globe, the 'Erdapfel' built by Martin Behaim in 1492, has no Americas on it - it was completed before Columbus returned with news of the New World.
Word origin
From Latin 'globus' meaning 'a round mass, sphere, ball', via French 'globe' into English in the 16th century.
Remember it
GLOBE = a 'lobe' of the world with a G in front; round like the planet it names.
A little poem
A child's finger lands-
an ocean she cannot name,
and the whole world spins.
haiku
Wordplay
- I asked the globe how it felt about its job. It said the whole world was on its shoulders.
What it teaches
It takes the whole world flattened to fit on a desk; perspective always costs some distortion.
Quick facts
What does GLOBE mean?
A spherical model of the Earth, or the world itself.
Is GLOBE a valid word?
Yes — GLOBE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GLOBE?
GLOBE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GLOBE come from?
From Latin 'globus' meaning 'a round mass, sphere, ball', via French 'globe' into English in the 16th century.
What can GLOBE teach us?
It takes the whole world flattened to fit on a desk; perspective always costs some distortion.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.