world

Astronomy GCSE vocabulary

How to sign: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live
"the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world";

Similiar / Same: Earth, globe

Categories: terrestrial planet

world

How to sign: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
"global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance";

Similiar / Same: global, worldwide, planetary

world

Astronomy

How to sign: everything that exists anywhere
"they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence";

Similiar / Same: universe, cosmos, macrocosm, existence, creation

Categories: natural object

Within this category: closed universe, natural order, nature

world

How to sign: all of the inhabitants of the earth
"all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women";

Similiar / Same: human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man

Categories: group, grouping