(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth |
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) | all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you |
tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife |
| people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest |
| people in general considered as a whole |
| the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on |
| everything that exists anywhere |
| a part of the earth that can be considered separately |