ˈɡləub n. & v. --n. 1 a (prec. by the)
the planet earth. b a planet,
star, or
sun. c
any spherical body; a ball. 2 a spherical
representation of the earth or of the constellations
with a
map on the
surface. 3 a
golden sphere as an
emblem of sovereignty; an
orb. 4 any spherical
glass vessel,
esp. a fish bowl, a
lamp, etc. 5 the
eyeball. --v.tr. & intr.
make (usu. in passive) or
become globular. øglobe
artichoke the
partly edible head of the artichoke
plant. globe-fish any
tropical fish of the
family Tetraodontidae,
able to
inflate itself into a spherical
form:
also called PUFFER-FISH. globe-flower any
ranunculaceous plant of the
genus Trollius with globular usu.
yellow flowers. globe
lightning = ball lightning (see BALL(1)). globe-trotter a
person who travels
widely. globe-trotting
such travel. øøglobelike adj. globoid adj. & n. globose adj. [F globe or L globus]