global

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: glob=al

CIDE DICTIONARY

global, adj. 

•  involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; as, global war; global monetary policy.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  shaped like a globe; spherical.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  broad in scope or content; comprehensive. Opposite of noncomprehensive.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  Accessible and effective throughout an entire computer program, rather than in only one subroutine; -- used of variables; as, global variable. Opposite of local.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

global, adj.
1 worldwide (global conflict).
2 relating to or embracing a group of items etc.; total.

Idiom

global warming the increase in temperature of the earth's atmosphere caused by the greenhouse effect.

Derivative

globally adv.

Etymology

F (as GLOBE)

THESAURUS

global

absolute, across-the-board, admitting no exception, all-comprehending, all-comprehensive, all-covering, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-filling, all-including, all-inclusive, all-out, all-pervading, allover, blanket, broad, bulblike, bulbous, categorical, catholic, clear, compendious, complete, comprehensive, conclusive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, country-wide, decided, decisive, definite, definitive, determinate, developed, downright, ecumenic, ecumenical, ellipsoid, encyclopedic, entire, epidemic, explicit, express, extensive, far-reaching, final, fixed, flat, flat-out, full, full-fledged, full-grown, full-scale, galactic, globate, globe-shaped, globed, globelike, globoid, globose, globular, heaven-wide, hemispheric, implicit, inappealable, indisputable, intact, international, mature, matured, national, nondenominational, nonsectarian, obovoid, omnibus, orb, orbed, orbic, orbicular, orbiculate, orblike, orby, out-and-out, outright, over-all, ovoid, pandemic, panoramic, peremptory, perfect, planetary, positive, ripe, round, solid, sphere-shaped, spherelike, spheric, spheriform, spheroid, straight, straight-out, sweeping, synoptic, total, unabbreviated, uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, uncut, undiminished, undoubting, unequivocal, unexpurgated, unhampered, unhesitating, universal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, whole, wide-ranging, without exception, without omission, without reserve, world-wide, worldwide