[wurld] 
| 1. | the earth or globe, considered as a planet. |
| 2. | (often initial capital letter ) a particular division of the earth: the Western world. |
| 3. | the earth or a part of it, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: the ancient world. |
| 4. | humankind; the human race; humanity: The world must eliminate war and poverty. |
| 5. | the public generally: The whole world knows it. |
| 6. | the class of persons devoted to the affairs, interests, or pursuits of this life: The world worships success. |
| 7. | a particular class of people, with common interests, aims, etc.: the fashionable world. |
| 8. | any sphere, realm, or domain, with all pertaining to it: a child's world; the world of dreams; the insect world. |
| 9. | everything that exists; the universe; the macrocosm. |
| 10. | any complex whole conceived as resembling the universe: the world of the microcosm. |
| 11. | one of the three general groupings of physical nature: animal world; mineral world; vegetable world. |
| 12. | any period, state, or sphere of existence: this world; the world to come. |
| 13. | Often, worlds. a great deal: That vacation was worlds of fun. |
| 14. | any indefinitely great expanse. |
| 15. | any heavenly body: the starry worlds. |
| 16. | bring into the world,
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| 17. | come into the world, to be born: Her first child came into the world in June. |
| 18. | for all the world,
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| 19. | in the world,
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| 20. | on top of the world. top 1 (def. 46). |
| 21. | out of this or the world, exceptional; fine: The chef prepared a roast duck that was out of this world. |
| 22. | set the world on fire, to achieve great fame and success: He didn't seem to be the type to set the world on fire. |
| 23. | think the world of, to like or admire greatly: His coworkers think the world of him. |
| 24. | world without end, for all eternity; for always. |
| world (wûrld) n.
[Middle English, from Old English weorold; see wī-ro- in Indo-European roots.] |
world
In addition to the idioms beginning with world, also see all over the place (world); best of both worlds; bring into the world; come up (in the world); dead to the world; for all the world; go out (of the world); in one's own world; it's a small world; laugh and the world laughs with you; man of the world; move up (in the world); not for all the tea in china (for the world); on earth (in the world), what; on top of the world; out of this world; set the world on fire; think a lot (the world) of; third world; with the best will in the world.