Worlds vs. World

Worlds vs. World — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Worlds and World

Worldsadverb

to a great extent; much; far

Worldnoun

(with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general.

There will always be lovers, till the world’s end.

Worldnoun

The Universe.

Worldnoun

The Earth.

People are dying of starvation all over the world.

Worldnoun

(countable) A planet, especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable.

Our mission is to travel the galaxy and find new worlds.

Worldnoun

(by extension) Any other astronomical body which many be inhabitable, such as a natural satellite.

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Worldnoun

A very large extent of country.

the New World

Worldnoun

A realm, such as planet, containing one or multiple societies of beings, specially intelligent ones.

the world of Narnia; the Wizarding World of Harry Potter; a zombie world

Worldnoun

An individual or group perspective or social setting.

In the world of boxing, good diet is all-important.Welcome to my world.

Worldnoun

(computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.

Worldnoun

(video games) A subdivision of a game, consisting of a series of stages or levels that usually share a similar environment or theme.

Have you reached the boss at the end of the ice world?There's a hidden warp to the next world down this pipe.

Worldnoun

(tarot) The twenty-second trump or major arcana card of the tarot.

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Worldnoun

(informal) A great amount.

Taking a break from work seems to have done her a world of good.You're going to be in a world of trouble when your family finds out.a world of difference; a world of embarrassment

Worldnoun

(archaic) Age, era

Worldverb

To consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective; to consider as a global whole, rather than making or focussing on national or other distinctions; compare globalise.

Worldverb

To make real; to make worldly.

Worldnoun

all of the inhabitants of the earth;

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

Worldnoun

everything that exists anywhere;

they study the evolution of the universethe biggest tree in existence

Worldnoun

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you;

his world was shatteredwe live in different worldsfor them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were

Worldnoun

people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest;

the Western world

Worldnoun

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live;

the Earth moves around the sunhe sailed around the world

Worldnoun

the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife;

they consider the church to be independent of the world

Worldnoun

a part of the earth that can be considered separately;

the outdoor worldthe world of insects

Worldnoun

people in general considered as a whole;

he is a hero in the eyes of the public

Worldadjective

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope;

global warglobal monetary policyneither national nor continental but planetarya world crisisof worldwide significance