[Sửa]Earth, planet, sphere, globe, Terra; universe, cosmos,existence, creation, life: Do you believe the world is round?Buckland lives in his own, private world. 2 humanity, mankind,people, the human race, society, the public, men, humankind,everybody, everyone, the world at large: We know what he thinksof the world, but what does the world think of him? 3 area,sphere, domain, community, clique, crowd, circle, fraternity,faction, set, coterie: What value does the art world place onLongchamps' paintings?
[Sửa]Period, time, age, era, epoch,time(s): They have produced an excellent series of programmeson the ancient world. 5 bring into the world. a deliver, have,give birth to, beget, Rare or dialect birth: Grandmotherbrought sixteen children into the world. b deliver, midwife:The town family doctor brought hundreds of children into theworld in his long career. 6 for all the world. precisely,exactly, in all respects, in every respect, in every way, just:He behaved for all the world like a man possessed by the devil.7 on top of the world. ecstatic, delighted, elated, happy,exultant, overjoyed, rapturous, Brit in the seventh heaven, USin seventh heaven, Colloq on cloud nine, Brit over the moon:George has been on top of the world ever since Prudence agreedto marry him. 8 out of this world. marvellous, wonderful,exceptional, unbelievable, incredible, excellent, superb, Colloqgreat, smashing, fantastic, fabulous, Slang out of sight,far-out, Brit magic, US to the max: The place we stayed atIbiza was out of this world!
[Sửa]Human affairs; their course and conditions; activelife (how goes the world with you?).
[Sửa]Average, respectable, orfashionable people or their customs or opinions.
[Sửa]All thatconcerns or all who belong to a specified class, time, domain,or sphere of activity (the medieval world; the world of sport).8 (foll. by of) a vast amount (that makes a world ofdifference).
[Sửa](attrib.) affecting many nations, of all nations(world politics; a world champion).
[Sửa]All with pretensionsto fashion. bring into the world give birth to or attend at thebirth of. carry the world before one have rapid and completesuccess. come into the world be born. for all the world (foll.by like, as if) precisely (looked for all the world as if theywere real). get the best of both worlds benefit from twoincompatible sets of ideas, circumstances, etc. in the world ofall; at all (used as an intensifier in questions) (what in theworld is it?). man (or woman) of the world a person experiencedand practical in human affairs. the next (or other) world asupposed life after death. out of this world colloq. extremelygood etc. (the food was out of this world). see the worldtravel widely; gain wide experience. think the world of have avery high regard for. World Bank colloq. the InternationalBank for Reconstruction and Development, an organizationadministering economic aid between member nations. world-beatera person or thing surpassing all others. world-class of aquality or standard regarded as high throughout the world.World Cup a competition between football or other sporting teamsfrom various countries. world-famous known throughout theworld. the world, the flesh, and the devil the various kinds oftemptation. world language 1 an artificial language forinternational use.
[Sửa]A language spoken in many countries.world-line Physics a curve in space-time joining the positionsof a particle throughout its existence. the (or all the) worldover throughout the world. world power a nation having powerand influence in world affairs. the world's end the farthestattainable point of travel. World Series the US championshipfor baseball teams. world-shaking of supreme importance. theworld to come supposed life after death. world-view =WELTANSCHAUUNG. world war a war involving many importantnations (First World War of 1914-18; Second World War of1939-45). world-weariness being world-weary. world-weary wearyof the world and life on it. world without end for ever. [OEw(e)orold, world f. a Gmc root meaning 'age': rel. to OLD]
