world

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. creation, nature; earth, cosmos (see universe).

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The earth]

Syn. globe, wide world, terrestrial sphere; see earth 1 , planet .

2. [The universe]

Syn. cosmos, nature, creation; see universe .

3. [A specific group]

Syn. realm, division, system; see class 1 , 2 .

4. [All one's surroundings]

Syn. environment, atmosphere, ambiance, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, experience, life, inner life, human intercourse, memory, idealization.

5. [Nonreligious affairs]

Syn. life of action, society, career, material pursuits, secular matters, worldly interests, business, activa vita (Latin), worldly distractions.

• bring into the world,

Syn. give birth to, bear, have a baby; see produce 1 .

• for all the world,

Syn.

6. seemingly, to all appearances, like; see apparently .

7. for everything and anything, no matter, what, regardless; see anything , everything .

• in the world,

Syn. anywhere at all, wheresoever, in the universe; see anywhere , wherever .

• on top of the world,

Syn. feeling fine, feeling wonderful, feeling happy, exuberant, in the catbird seat*, successful; see also delighted , triumphant .

• out of this world,

Syn. extraordinary, strange, remarkable; see excellent , unusual 1 , 2 .

See Synonym Study at earth .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. earth planet, globe, Gaea, sphere, biosphere, terra, terra firma, orb, ocean world, heavenly body. A small parenthesis in eternity.''—Thomas Browne. ''God's epistle to mankind—his thoughts are flashing upon us from every direction.''—Plato. The truth of the existence of God.''—William Hocking.

2. all creation universe, cosmos, macrocosm, nature.

3. humankind humanity, human community, human race, mankind, civilization, society, people, men and women, everybody. This great stage of fools.''—Shakespeare. A comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.''— Horace Walpole.

4. realm domain, sphere, area, province, kingdom, field, group.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The celestial body where humans live: earth (often uppercase). See PLACE. 2. The totality of all existing things: cosmos, creation, macrocosm, nature, universe. See MATTER, PART. 3. The human race: earth, flesh, Homo sapiens, humanity, humankind, man, mankind, universe. See CULTURE. 4. A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest: area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, subject, terrain, territory. Slang: bag. See TERRITORY. 5. The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development: ambiance, atmosphere, climate, environment, medium, milieu, mise en scene, surroundings. See BE, LIMITED, PLACE. 6. A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth. Informal: barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck2, pile. Regional: power, sight. See BIG.