world | |
1. s. (with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general. | |
There will always be lovers, till the world’s end. | |
2. s. The Universe. | |
3. s. (with "the") The Earth. | |
People are dying of starvation all over the world. | |
4. s. A planet, especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable. | |
Our mission is to travel the galaxy and find new worlds. | |
5. s. (by extension) Any other body, astronomical body which many be inhabitable, such as a satellite, natural satellite. | |
6. s. A very large extent of country. | |
the New World | |
7. s. (fiction, speculation) A realm, such as planet, containing one or multiple society, societies of being, beings, specially intelligent ones. | |
the world of Narnia; the Wizarding World of Harry Potter; a zombie world | |
8. s. An individual or group perspective or social setting. | |
In the world of boxing, good diet is all-important. | |
Welcome to my world. | |
9. s. (computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs. | |
10. s. (tarot) The twenty-second trump or major arcana card of the tarot. | |
11. s. (informal) A great amount. | |
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 | |
12. s. (archaic) Age, era | |
13. v. 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. | |