globe
/ɡloʊb/
nounverb
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
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Noun 4 meanings
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
A light bulb.
A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
Verb 2 meanings
To become spherical.
To make spherical.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.
Similar and opposite words
Similar
globuseyeglobebulbus
GLOBE at a glance
GLOBE has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (G 2 + L 1 + O 1 + B 3 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,369 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with globe
All rhymes- PROBE9
- WARDROBE14
- ADOBE8
- ROBE6
- LOBE6
- STROBE8
- BATHROBE15
- MICROBE13
- HOMOPHOBE21
- JOBE13
- EARLOBE9
- DISROBE10
One letter away
- GLOVE9
- GLEBE8
- GLOBS8
- GLOZE15
- GLOBI8
- GLOBY11
- GLODE7
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