globe
/ɡloʊb/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.28 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
noun
A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
Example Sentences
- "the globe of a lamp"
- "Don't ask for a new globe just because the old one needs dusting. The old-style carbon lamps wasted electricity when they began to fade and it was economy to replace them."
- "Him round / A globe of fiery seraphim enclosed."
- "Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez went with her favorite silhouette: a robe-like dress, barely fastened solely in the areas you actually can’t reveal on the red carpet (remember that famous Versace number at the Grammys?). This year, she wore a silver and cream Zuhair Murad that showed off all of her best assets, which even caused Jeremy Renner to blurt out a comment about her “globes” on stage."
- "'I got my wig out and my globes,' she joked to E! News host Ryan Seacrest, adjusting her breasts."
- "They aspired to circumaviate the globe."
Etymology
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡloʊb/
- British English: /ɡləʊb/