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Noun
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(n)
Earth
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earth
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world
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globe
(the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on)
"the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
S:
(n)
ball
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globe
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orb
(an object with a spherical shape)
"a ball of fire"
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S:
(n)
crystal ball
(a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers)
S:
(n)
mothball
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camphor ball
(a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing)
S:
(n)
time-ball
(a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory)
S:
(n)
fireball
(the luminous center of a nuclear explosion)
S:
(n)
fireball
(a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning))
S:
(n)
globule
(a small globe or ball)
S:
(n)
spherule
(a small sphere)
S:
(n)
pellet
(a small sphere)
S:
(n)
bolus
(a small round soft mass (as of chewed food))
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sister term
S:
(n)
sphere
(a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses))
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full hyponym
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sister term
S:
(n)
round shape
(a shape that is curved and without sharp angles)
S:
(n)
shape
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form
(the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)
"geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
S:
(n)
attribute
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
S:
(n)
abstraction
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abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
globe
(a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented)