The difference between Globe and World
When used as nouns, globe means any spherical (or nearly spherical) object, whereas world means human collective existence.
When used as verbs, globe means to become spherical, whereas world means to consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective.
check bellow for the other definitions of Globe and World
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Globe as a noun:
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
Examples:
"the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp"
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Globe as a noun:
The planet Earth.
Examples:
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Globe as a noun:
A spherical model of Earth or any planet.
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Globe as a noun (dated, or, Australia, South Africa):
A light bulb.
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Globe as a noun:
A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
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Globe as a noun (slang, chiefly plural):
A woman's breasts.
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Globe as a verb (intransitive):
To become spherical.
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Globe as a verb (transitive):
To make spherical.
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World as a noun (with "the"):
Human collective existence; existence in general.
Examples:
"There will always be lovers, till the world’s end."
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World as a noun:
The .
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World as a noun (uncountable, with "the"):
The .
Examples:
"People are dying of starvation all over the world."
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World as a noun (countable):
A , especially one which is or . Any other which many be inhabitable, such as a .
Examples:
"Our mission is to travel the galaxy and find new worlds."
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World as a noun:
A very large extent of country.
Examples:
"the [[New World]]"
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World as a noun (fiction, speculation):
A , such as , containing one or multiple of , specially intelligent ones.
Examples:
"the world of Narnia''; ''the Wizarding World of Harry Potter''; ''a zombie world"
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World as a noun:
An individual or group or setting.
Examples:
"In the world of boxing, good diet is all-important."
"Welcome to my world."
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World as a noun (computing):
The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.
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World as a noun (tarot):
The twenty-second trump or major arcana card of the tarot.
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World as a noun (informal):
A great amount.
Examples:
"Taking a break from work seems to have done her a world of good."
"You're going to be in a world of trouble when your family finds out."
"a world of difference; a world of embarrassment"
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World as a noun (archaic):
Age, era
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World as a verb:
To consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective; to consider as a global whole, rather than making or focussing on national or other distinctions; compare globalise.
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World as a verb:
To make real; to make worldly.