worlds

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/wɝldz/

adv 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

actual, all, different, fathomless, funnier, implied, infinite, live

She discovered that the actual worlds depicted in those fantasy novels were surprisingly consistent with each other.

VERB + WORLDS

come, depict, dream, guess, hidden, opens

The novel opens worlds of imagination that I had never experienced before.

WORLDS + NOUN

letter, life, moons

She received a letter from her pen pal on the other side of the worlds.

PREP.

about, from, from, in, in, on, than, throughout

She read books about worlds filled with magic and adventure every night before bed.

ADV.

again, apart, gaily

The two friends drifted apart worlds away from everything they once knew together.

Definitions

adv

To a great extent; much; far.

The show understands that implied nudity is worlds funnier than actual nudity, and goes to delightful lengths to keep Marge and Homer’s unmentionables out of view.

name

A surname.

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Idioms & Phrases

best of both worlds

A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.

That movie was both hilarious and touching; it was the best of both worlds.

worlds apart

Vastly different.

In terms of technology, today's media and that of the 19th century are worlds apart, but they still serve the same purpose.

worst of both worlds

A solution or scenario which combines the disadvantages of two opposed prior solutions, often having been intended to combine their benefits instead.

The Worst of Both Worlds: Violating Rights without Gaining Security

worlds away

Vastly different; incompatible.

Example Bank

The show understands that implied nudity is worlds funnier than actual nudity, and goes to delightful lengths to keep Marge and Homer’s unmentionables out of view.

Wiktionary

Is there life on other worlds?

Tatoeba · #277151

I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

Tatoeba · #663638

Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

Tatoeba · #664047

I really like this book but I guess it is worlds apart from what the real situation is.

Tatoeba · #1062486

Language opens worlds.

Tatoeba · #1081149

Usage Notes

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