world
1. everything that exists anywhere (Freq. 49)
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence
• Syn:
universe, existence, creation, cosmos, macrocosm
• Derivationally related forms:
macrocosmic (for: macrocosm), cosmic (for: cosmos), universal (for: universe)
• Hypernyms:
natural object
• Hyponyms:
closed universe, natural order, nature
• Member Meronyms:
galaxy, extragalactic nebula
• Part Meronyms:
celestial body, heavenly body, extraterrestrial object, estraterrestrial body
2. people in general;
especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest (Freq. 34)
- the Western world
• Syn:
domain
• Hypernyms:
class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class
• Hyponyms:
academia, academe, Grub Street
3. all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you (Freq. 31)
- his world was shattered
- we live in different worlds
- for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were
• Syn:
reality
• Hypernyms:
experience
• Hyponyms:
real world, real life
4. the 3rd planet from the sun;
the planet we live on (Freq. 26)
- the Earth moves around the sun
- he sailed around the world
• Syn:
Earth, earth, globe
• Derivationally related forms:
global (for: globe), earthling (for: earth), earthling (for: Earth)
• Instance Hypernyms:
terrestrial planet
• Member Holonyms:
solar system
• Part Meronyms:
atmosphere, air, hemisphere, Van Allen belt, hydrosphere,
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma,
lithosphere, geosphere, sky
5. people in general considered as a whole (Freq. 16)
- he is a hero in the eyes of the public
• Syn:
populace, public
• Hypernyms:
people
• Hyponyms:
admass
• Member Meronyms:
audience
6. a part of the earth that can be considered separately (Freq. 6)
- the outdoor world
- the world of insects
• Hypernyms:
part, piece
7. the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife (Freq. 5)
- they consider the church to be independent of the world
• Syn:
worldly concern, earthly concern, earth
• Derivationally related forms:
worldly
• Hypernyms:
concern
8. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- all the world loves a lover
- she always used 'humankind' because 'mankind' seemed to slight the women
• Syn:
human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans,
mankind, man
• Hypernyms:
homo, man, human being, human, group, grouping
• Member Meronyms:
people
involving the entire earth;
not limited or provincial in scope (Freq. 1)
- global war
- global monetary policy
- neither national nor continental but planetary
- a world crisis
- of worldwide significance
• Syn:
global, planetary, worldwide, world-wide
• Similar to:
international
• Derivationally related forms:
globe (for: global)
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