world noun (PLANET) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/wɜːld/

/wɝːld/ n

Definition

[C] a planet or other part of the universe, especially one where life might or does exist

There was a man on the news last night who reckons we've been visited by beings from other worlds.

(Definition of world noun (PLANET) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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