world
Webster Dictionary
in a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human affairs as seen from a certain position, or from a given point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious world; the Catholic world; the upper world; the future world; the heathen world
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optimise
(optimize, optimise)
Princeton's WordNet
act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
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optimize
(optimize, optimise)
Princeton's WordNet
act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
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weltanschauung
(Weltanschauung, world view)
Princeton's WordNet
a comprehensive view of the world and human life
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world view
(Weltanschauung, world view)
Princeton's WordNet
a comprehensive view of the world and human life
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myth
(myth)
Princeton's WordNet
a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
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ramble
Webster Dictionary
to walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world
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cosmoplastic
Webster Dictionary
pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; world-forming
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raise
Webster Dictionary
to bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to
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underworld
Webster Dictionary
the portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes
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hades
Webster Dictionary
the nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave
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underworld
Webster Dictionary
the lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth
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parallax
(ˈpær əˌlæks)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the difference between the view of an object as seen through the picture-taking lens of a camera and the view as seen through a separate viewfinder.
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world-wide
Webster Dictionary
extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame
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outlook
(ˈaʊtˌlʊk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mental attitude or view; point of view.
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microcosm
Webster Dictionary
a little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm
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insight
Webster Dictionary
a sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into
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light
Webster Dictionary
appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light
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apparent
Webster Dictionary
capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view
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survey
Webster Dictionary
to inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country
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scene
Webster Dictionary
an assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view
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spectacle
Webster Dictionary
something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show; a pageant; a gazingstock
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cosmopolitan
(ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
belonging to all the world; not limited to the politics, interests, or prejudices of one part of the world.
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argonne forest
(ˈɑr gɒn, ɑrˈgɒn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a wooded region in NE France: battles, World War I, 1918; World War II, 1944.
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vista
Webster Dictionary
a view; especially, a view through or between intervening objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue
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face
Webster Dictionary
the exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator
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purpose
Webster Dictionary
that which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan
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synopsis
Webster Dictionary
a general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus
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regard
Webster Dictionary
to keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon
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yonder
Webster Dictionary
being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon
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