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WORLD

(noun, adj.sat, verb)

Definitions

There are 11 meanings of the word World.

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World - as a noun

Everything that exists anywhere

Example: "They study the evolution of the universe"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cosmoscreationexistencemacrocosmuniverse
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
natural object
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

Example: "The western world"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
domain
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
classsocial classsocio-economic classstratum
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

All of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

Example: "His world was shattered"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
reality
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
experience
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

Example: "The earth moves around the sun"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
earthearthglobe

People in general considered as a whole

Example: "He is a hero in the eyes of the public"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
populacepublic
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
people
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A part of the earth that can be considered separately

Example: "The outdoor world"

The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

Example: "They consider the church to be independent of the world"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
earthearthly concernworldly concern

All of the living human inhabitants of the earth

Example: "All the world loves a lover"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
human beingshuman racehumanityhumankindhumansmanmankind

World - as an adjective satellite

Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

Example: "Global war"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
globalplanetaryworld-wideworldwide

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.

To make real; to make worldly.

Example Sentences

"The world is a beautiful place."
"She dreams of traveling the world."
"The world population is constantly growing."
"He is famous all over the world."
"The world economy is facing challenges."
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Word Game Points

Is WORLD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, world is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

WORLD has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.

Is WORLD a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, world is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
WORLD has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.

Is WORLD a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, world is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
WORLD has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.

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