globe

🇺🇸 /ɡləʊb/ 🇬🇧 /ɡləʊb/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
noun
B2

the whole world

People from all over the globe come to visit this famous place.

R

a round object with a map of the world on it that spins

Look at the globe to find where Australia is.

R

something round like a ball

The glass globe on the table looks nice.

R

a light bulb

The old globe in the lamp needs to be changed.

translation

n. the whole world; a round object with a map of the world on it that spins; something round like a ball; a light bulb

Word Forms

Plural globes