Word

world, n.
(worlds)
freq. cnt. 167

everything that exists anywhere
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 49 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cosmos creation existence macrocosm universe world

sample sentences

"they study the evolution of the universe"
"the biggest tree in existence"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

universal

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cosmic cosmic

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

macrocosmic

semantic pointers

hypernym

natural object

member meronym

galaxy, extragalactic nebula

part meronym

celestial body, heavenly body extraterrestrial object, estraterrestrial body

hyponym

closed universe natural order nature

people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 34

domain world

sample sentences

"the Western world"

semantic pointers

hypernym

class, social class, stratum, socio-economic class

hyponym

academia, academe Grub Street

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 52 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 21

reality world

sample sentences

"his world was shattered"
"we live in different worlds"
"for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"

semantic pointers

hypernym

experience

hyponym

real life, real world

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 82 freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 5

Earth earth globe world

sample sentences

"the Earth moves around the sun"
"he sailed around the world"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

earthling

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

global

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

earthling

semantic pointers

part meronym

atmosphere, air hemisphere Van Allen belt hydrosphere ground, earth, land, terra firma, dry land, solid ground lithosphere, geosphere sky

instance hypernym

terrestrial planet

member holonym

solar system

people in general considered as a whole
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 53 freq. cnt.: 35 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 2

populace public world

sample sentences

"he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

semantic pointers

hypernym

people

hyponym

admass

member meronym

audience

a part of the earth that can be considered separately
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

world

sample sentences

"the outdoor world"
"the world of insects"

semantic pointers

hypernym

part, piece

the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

earth earthly concern world worldly concern

sample sentences

"they consider the church to be independent of the world"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

worldly

semantic pointers

hypernym

concern

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
<noun.animal>

human beings human race humanity humankind humans man mankind world

sample sentences

"all the world loves a lover"
"she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

semantic pointers

hypernym

group, grouping man, human being, human, homo

member meronym

people