| Main Entry: | sphere |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | globular object |
Synonyms: |
Earth, apple, ball, big blue marble, circle, globe, globule, orb, pellet, pill, planet, rondure, round |
| Main Entry: | sphere |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | domain of influence |
Synonyms: |
bailiwick, capacity, champaign, circle, class, compass, demesne, department, dominion, employment, field, function, ground, jungle, jurisdiction, level, neck of the woods, orbit, pale, position, precinct, province, range, rank, realm, scope, station, stomping ground, stratum, terrain, territory, turf*, walk of life, zone |
| Main Entry: | area |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent, scope of a surface |
Synonyms: |
breadth, compass, distance, expanse, field, operation, range, size, space, sphere, stretch, width |
| Main Entry: | area |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | region, district |
Synonyms: |
belt, block, city, county, division, domain, dominion, enclosure, field, kingdom, locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, parcel, patch, plot, precinct, principality, quarter, section, sector, sphere, square, state, stretch, territory, township, tract, turf, vicinity, ward, zone |
| Main Entry: | arena |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of activity |
Synonyms: |
battlefield, battleground, domain, field, province, realm, scene, sector, sphere, territory, theatre |
| Main Entry: | caste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social class |
Synonyms: |
cultural level, degree, estate, grade, lineage, order, position, race, rank, social order, species, sphere, standing, station, status, stratum |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orb, loop, round figure |
Synonyms: |
amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, parallel of latitude, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, zodiac |
| Main Entry: | circumstances |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of affairs in one's life |
Synonyms: |
assets, capital, chances, class, command, degree, dowry, financial status, footing, income, lifestyle, lot, means, net worth, outlook, position, precedence, prestige, property, prospects, prosperity, rank, rating, resources, situation, sphere, standing, state, station, status, substance, times, way of life, worldly goods |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kind, sort, category |
Synonyms: |
branch, brand, breed, cast, caste, character, classification, collection, color, degree, denomination, department, description, designation, distinction, division, domain, estate, family, feather, frame, genre, genus, grade, grain, grouping, hierarchy, humor, ilk, kidney, league, make, mold, name, nature, order, origin, property, province, quality, range, rank, rate, school, sect, section, selection, set, source, species, sphere, standing, status, stripe, style, suit, temperament, value, variety |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | societal group, background |
Synonyms: |
ancestry, birth, bourgeoisie, breed, caliber, caste, circle, clan, clique, club, company, condition, connection, coterie, cultural level, degree, derivation, descent, estate, extraction, family, genealogy, grade, hierarchy, influence, intelligentsia, league, lineage, moiety, nobility, origin, pecking order, pedigree, pigeonhole, place, position, prestige, quality, sect, social rank, source, sphere, standing, state, station, status, stock, strain, stratum, the right stuff, tier, title |