There was a map of the world on the classroom wall. Which is the biggest city in the world ?
[ singular ] the life and activities of people; their experience
It's time you learned something about the real world! the modern world
[ count ] a particular area of activity or group of people, animals, or things
the world of politics the plant world
think the world of someone or something
to like someone or something very much She thinks the world of her grandchildren.
world-fa • mous / |warld ' feimas / adjective
known everywhere in the world a world-famous writer
the World Series / бэ |warld ' siriz /
[ singular ]
( SPORTS ) a number of baseball games played every year that decide which is the best team in the U.S. and Canada that year
world • wide / |warld' waid / adjective, adverb
existing or happening everywhere in the world Pollution is a worldwide problem. They sell their computers worldwide.
the World Wide Web/ бэ warid waid ' web/
( also the Web ) noun [singular] ( abbreviation WWW ) ( COMPUTERS ) the system of computers that makes it possible to see information from all over the world on your
computer —Look at the internet . worm / warm / noun [ count ]
a small animal that lives in the ground, with a long thin body, and no legs
worn form of wear 1
worn out / |worn ' aut / adjective
old and completely finished because you have used it a lot
These shoes are completely worn out. ♦ worn-out carpets
very tired
He's worn out after his long trip. —SYNONYM exhausted
wor . ried О / 'world/ adjective
unhappy because you think that something bad will happen or has happened
Jill is worried that she's going to fail the exam. I'm worried about my brother — he looks sick.
WOr . ГУ 1® / \vori / verb ( wor ries ,wor . ry . ing , wor . ried , has wor ried )
to feel that something bad will happen or has happened; to make someone feel this
I always worry when Mark doesn't come home at the usual time.
Don't worry if you don't know the answer. There's nothing to worry about. What worries me is how we are going to get home. ►wor • ry • ing / ' wariig / adjective
It's been a worrying time for all of us.
wor • ry 2 / 'wari / noun ( plural wor . ries )
[ noncount ] a feeling that something bad will happen or has happened
Her face showed signs of worry.
[ count ] something that makes you feel worried I have a lot of worries.
worse Ф / wars / adjective, adverb ( bad , worse , worst )
not as good or as well as something else The weather today is worse than yesterday.
Her Spanish is bad, but her Italian is even worse .
sicker or more unhappy than before
If you get worse , you must go to the doctor.
—ANTONYM better
wors • en / ' warsn / verb ( wors ens , wors en . ing , wors ened )
to get worse, or to make something worse
Relations between the two countries worsened after the
election.
wor • ship / ' warjop / verb ( wor . ships ,
wor . ship . ing or wor . ship . ping , wor shiped or
wor . shipped )
( RELIGION ) to show that you believe in God or a god by saying prayers
Christians usually worship in churches.
to love someone very much or think that someone is wonderful
She worships her grandchildren. ►wor • ship noun [ noncount ]
A mosque is a place of worship.
