| arena |
a sphere of activity or conflict. [1/4 definitions] |
| befitting |
suitable or appropriate, often with respect to a particular situation or sphere of conduct. |
| blastula |
an embryo in an early stage of development that consists of a single layer of cells forming a hollow sphere. |
| boom1 |
a period of rapid development or expansion in a particular sphere. [1/7 definitions] |
| bubble |
a small sphere of gas surrounded by a thin liquid membrane. [1/7 definitions] |
| bush-league |
(informal) pertaining to a second-rate group or sphere of activity. [1/2 definitions] |
| bush leaguer |
(informal) someone associated with a bush-league group or sphere of activity. [1/2 definitions] |
| business |
a particular sphere of commercial enterprise. [1/9 definitions] |
| celestial equator |
a great circle, corresponding to the earth's equator, on the celestial sphere. |
| celestial pole |
either of two points in the celestial sphere that the earth's axis would intersect if it were extended. |
| celestial sphere |
the infinitely large, imaginary sphere around the earth in which the stars, planets, and other celestial objects seem to be located. |
| circumpolar |
moving around or close to one of the poles of the earth or of the celestial sphere. |
| coccus |
a sphere-shaped bacterium. |
| colure |
either of the two great circles of the celestial sphere that intersect at the poles, one passing through the solstices and the other through the equinoxes. |
| concave |
curved inward like the interior of a sphere. (Cf. convex.) [1/3 definitions] |
| diameter |
in geometry, a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and having its ends on the circumference or surface. [2/3 definitions] |
| distaff |
(old-fashioned) women as a whole, or the traditional sphere and concerns of women. [1/3 definitions] |
| domain |
an area or sphere of knowledge, interest, or activity. [1/5 definitions] |
| drop |
a small amount of liquid, usu. forming a tiny sphere. [1/17 definitions] |
| environment |
the set of things and conditions that constitute the sphere in which a particular type of organism lives and that have an impact on its physical growth and survival. [1/3 definitions] |
| equator |
any similar circle around a planet or other sphere. [1/2 definitions] |