| unaware | | |
| adj. | 1. incognizant, unaware | (often followed by `of') not aware.; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known" |
| ~ asleep | in a state of sleep.; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" |
| ~ oblivious, unmindful | (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of.; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility" |
| ~ unconscious | (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving.; "happily unconscious of the new calamity at home" |
| ~ unsuspecting | (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely.; "an unsuspecting victim"; "unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader" |
| ~ unwitting | not aware or knowing.; "an unwitting subject in an experiment" |
| ~ unconscious | not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead.; "lay unconscious on the floor" |
| ~ insensible | incapable of physical sensation.; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" |
| earth | | |
| n. (object) | 1. earth, globe, world | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on.; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" |
| ~ atmosphere, air | the mass of air surrounding the Earth.; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" |
| ~ hemisphere | half of the terrestrial globe. |
| ~ van allen belt | a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field. |
| ~ hydrosphere | the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor. |
| ~ dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land | the solid part of the earth's surface.; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" |
| ~ geosphere, lithosphere | the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle. |
| ~ sky | the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth. |
| ~ solar system | the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field. |
| ~ terrestrial planet | a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system. |
| n. (substance) | 2. earth, ground | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface.; "they dug into the earth outside the church" |
| ~ moraine | accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier. |
| ~ material, stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
| ~ diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr | a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material. |
| ~ saprolite | a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place. |
| ~ dirt, soil | the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock. |
| n. (object) | 3. dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma | the solid part of the earth's surface.; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ america | North America and South America and Central America. |
| ~ archipelago | a group of many islands in a large body of water. |
| ~ beachfront | a strip of land running along a beach. |
| ~ cape, ness | a strip of land projecting into a body of water. |
| ~ coastal plain | a plain adjacent to a coast. |
| ~ earth, globe, world | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on.; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" |
| ~ floor | the ground on which people and animals move about.; "the fire spared the forest floor" |
| ~ foreland | land forming the forward margin of something. |
| ~ timberland, woodland, forest, timber | land that is covered with trees and shrubs. |
| ~ island | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. |
| ~ isthmus | a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas. |
| ~ land mass, landmass | a large continuous extent of land. |
| ~ mainland | the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula. |
| ~ neck | a narrow elongated projecting strip of land. |
| ~ oxbow | the land inside an oxbow bend in a river. |
| ~ peninsula | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water. |
| ~ champaign, plain, field | extensive tract of level open land.; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" |
| ~ slash | an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind). |
| ~ wonderland | a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder. |
| n. (location) | 4. earth | the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell).; "it was hell on earth" |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
| n. (substance) | 5. earth | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ element | one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe.; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" |
| n. (cognition) | 6. earth, earthly concern, world, worldly concern | the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife.; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" |
| ~ concern | something that interests you because it is important or affects you.; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. earth, ground | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage). |
| ~ connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion | an instrumentality that connects.; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" |
| ~ electricity | a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons. |
| v. (perception) | 8. earth | hide in the earth like a hunted animal. |
| ~ hide out, hide | be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety.; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" |
| v. (contact) | 9. earth | connect to the earth.; "earth the circuit" |
| ~ ground | connect to a ground.; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" |
| world | | |
| n. (object) | 1. cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, universe, world | everything that exists anywhere.; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" |
| ~ natural object | an object occurring naturally; not made by man. |
| ~ extragalactic nebula, galaxy | (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust.; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'" |
| ~ celestial body, heavenly body | natural objects visible in the sky. |
| ~ closed universe | (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter. |
| ~ estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object | a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere. |
| ~ natural order | the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws. |
| ~ nature | the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc..; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it" |
| n. (group) | 2. domain, world | people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest.; "the Western world" |
| ~ social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class | people having the same social, economic, or educational status.; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" |
| ~ academe, academia | the academic world. |
| ~ grub street | the world of literary hacks. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. reality, world | all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you.; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were" |
| ~ real life, real world | the practical world as opposed to the academic world.; "a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world" |
| ~ experience | the content of direct observation or participation in an event.; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" |
| n. (group) | 4. populace, public, world | people in general considered as a whole.; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" |
| ~ people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| ~ admass | the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British). |
| ~ audience | the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment.; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions" |
| n. (object) | 5. world | a part of the earth that can be considered separately.; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects" |
| ~ part, piece | a portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" |
| n. (animal) | 6. human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth.; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" |
| ~ group, grouping | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| adj. | 7. global, planetary, world, world-wide, worldwide | involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope.; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" |
| ~ international | concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations.; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters" |
| go around | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. go around | be sufficient.; "There's not enough to go around" |
| ~ suffice, answer, do, serve | be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity.; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" |
| v. (communication) | 2. circulate, go around, spread | become widely known and passed on.; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" |
| ~ disseminate, circulate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, spread, disperse, distribute, propagate | cause to become widely known.; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (motion) | 3. go around, outflank | go around the flank of (an opposing army). |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (motion) | 4. go around, revolve, rotate | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| ~ drive in, screw | cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion.; "drive in screws or bolts" |
| ~ screw | turn like a screw. |
| ~ circumvolve, rotate | cause to turn on an axis or center.; "Rotate the handle" |
| ~ wheel, wheel around | change directions as if revolving on a pivot.; "They wheeled their horses around and left" |
| ~ spin, spin around, gyrate, reel, whirl | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" |
| ~ swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl | turn in a twisting or spinning motion.; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" |
| ~ turn | move around an axis or a center.; "The wheels are turning" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bypass, get around, go around, short-circuit | avoid something unpleasant or laborious.; "You cannot bypass these rules!" |
| ~ avoid | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
| orbit | | |
| n. (location) | 1. celestial orbit, orbit | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" |
| ~ apoapsis, point of apoapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited. |
| ~ geosynchronous orbit | a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours. |
| ~ itinerary, route, path | an established line of travel or access. |
| ~ periapsis, point of periapsis | (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited. |
| n. (state) | 2. area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
| ~ distaff | the sphere of work by women. |
| ~ front | a sphere of activity involving effort.; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" |
| ~ kingdom, realm, land | a domain in which something is dominant.; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" |
| ~ lap | an area of control or responsibility.; "the job fell right in my lap" |
| ~ political arena, political sphere | a sphere of intense political activity. |
| ~ preserve | a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone.; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" |
| ~ province, responsibility | the proper sphere or extent of your activities.; "it was his province to take care of himself" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:.; "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| ~ approximate range, ballpark | near to the scope or range of something.; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark" |
| ~ confines | a bounded scope.; "he stayed within the confines of the city" |
| ~ contrast | the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness). |
| ~ internationality, internationalism | quality of being international in scope.; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology" |
| ~ latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction. |
| ~ purview, horizon, view | the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated.; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" |
| ~ expanse, sweep | a wide scope.; "the sweep of the plains" |
| ~ gamut | a complete extent or range:.; "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions" |
| ~ spectrum | a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities. |
| ~ palette, pallet | the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art. |
| n. (location) | 4. electron orbit, orbit | the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom. |
| ~ itinerary, route, path | an established line of travel or access. |
| n. (body) | 5. cranial orbit, eye socket, orbit, orbital cavity | the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball. |
| ~ bodily cavity, cavum, cavity | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body. |
| ~ lacrimal bone | small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts. |
| ~ skull | the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates. |
| v. (motion) | 6. orb, orbit, revolve | move in an orbit.; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" |
| ~ retrograde | move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies. |
| ~ circle, circulate | move in circles. |
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