NOUN | object | globe, Earth, earth, world | the 3rd planet from the sun |
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shape | globe, ball, orb | an object with a spherical shape | |
artifact | globe | a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented |
Sounds | glow'b | |
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Rhymes | anaerobe ... wardrobe: 13 rhymes with owb... |
Meaning | The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on. | |
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Synonyms | Earth, earth, world | |
Instance of | terrestrial planet | A planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's |
Member of | solar system | The sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field |
Parts | Van Allen belt | A belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field |
atmosphere, air | The mass of air surrounding the Earth | |
hemisphere | half of the terrestrial globe | |
hydrosphere | The watery layer of the earth's surface | |
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma | The solid part of the earth's surface | |
lithosphere, geosphere | The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle | |
sky | The atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth | |
Spanish | globo, globo terráqueo, globo terrestre, mundo, Tierra, tierra | |
Catalan | globus terraqüi, món, Terra, terra | |
Adjectives | global | involving the entire earth |
Meaning | An object with a spherical shape. | |
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Synonyms | ball, orb | |
Narrower | bolus | A small round soft mass (as of chewed food) |
crystal ball | A glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers | |
fireball | The luminous center of a nuclear explosion | |
fireball | A ball of fire / fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) | |
globule | A small globe or ball | |
mothball, camphor ball | A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing | |
pellet | A small sphere | |
spherule | A small sphere | |
time-ball | A ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time | |
Broader | sphere | A solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) |
Spanish | bola, esfera, orbe | |
Catalan | bola | |
Adjectives | global, globular | having the shape of a sphere or ball |
Verbs | conglobate | assume a globular shape |
Meaning | A sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented. | |
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Narrower | celestial globe | A globe that is a spherical model of the heavens |
Broader | model, simulation | representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) |
sphere | Any spherically shaped artifact | |
Spanish | globo, globo terráqueo, globo terrestre | |
Catalan | bola del món, esfera terrestre, globus terraqüi | |
Adjectives | globular | having the shape of a sphere or ball |
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