world (
http://definr.com/world)
adj : 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" [syn:
global,
planetary,
world(a),
worldwide]
n 1: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a
lover" [syn:
human race,
humanity,
humankind, {human
beings},
humans,
mankind,
man]
2: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution
of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn:
universe,
existence,
creation,
cosmos,
macrocosm]
3: all of your experiences that determine how things appear to
you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different
worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality
as trees were" [syn:
reality]
4: people in general; especially a distinctive group of people
with some shared interest; "the Western world" [syn:
domain]
5: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live;
"the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the
world" [syn:
Earth,
globe]
6: the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and
the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent
of the world" [syn:
worldly concern,
earthly concern,
earth]
7: a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the
outdoor world"; "the world of insects"
8: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in
the eyes of the public" [syn:
populace,
public]