world
[ wurld ]
/ wɜrld /
noun
Idioms for world
Origin of world
before 900; Middle English; Old English
world,
weorold; cognate with Dutch
wereld, German
Welt, Old Norse
verǫld, all < Germanic
*wer-ald- literally, age of man
OTHER WORDS FROM world
coun·ter·world, noun in·ter·world, nounWords nearby world
British Dictionary definitions for think the world of (1 of 2)
world
/ (wɜːld) /
noun
Word Origin for world
Old English
w (
e)
orold, from
wer man +
ald age, life; related to Old Frisian
warld, wrald, Old Norse
verold, Old High German
wealt (German
Welt)
British Dictionary definitions for think the world of (2 of 2)
World
noun The World
a man-made archipelago of 300 reclaimed islands built off the coast of Dubai in the shape of a map of the world. Area: 63 sq km (24 sq miles)
Idioms and Phrases with think the world of (1 of 2)
think the world of
see under think a lot of.
Idioms and Phrases with think the world of (2 of 2)
world