globe
//ɡləʊb//
Forms
- Plural
- globes
- present (v1)
- globe
- past (v2)
- globed
- past participle (v3)
- globed
- present participle
- globing
- 3rd person singular
- globes
Definitions
1.Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
2.A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
- Him round / A globe of fiery seraphim enclosed.
3.A woman's breast or buttock, whichever is more prominent.(slang)
- 'I got my wig out and my globes,' she joked to E! News host Ryan Seacrest, adjusting her breasts.
4.A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
1.To become spherical.
2.To make spherical.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3556
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus.
Doublet of globus.