universe

universe
01. The [universe] is so incredibly big that I think there must be life on other planets somewhere.
02. Mickey Mouse is a [universally] recognized symbol of America.
03. People used to believe that the earth was the center of the [universe].
04. According to anthropologists, there is a [universal] definition of human beauty.
05. There are certain gestures, such as a smile, which are [universally] recognizable.
06. I have visited a number of different galaxies throughout the [universe] since I became captain of this spaceship, and I have to admit that this is one of the nicer ones.
07. Unless we can stop these extraterrestrials in time, the future of our region of the [universe] may be in serious danger.
08. Albert Einstein once said "Only two things are infinite; the [universe] and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
09. Napoleon Bonaparte once said, "If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the [universal] giver of life would be my god."
10. Joel Goodman once said that humor is a [universal] language.
11. Harlan Ellison once said that the two most abundant things in the [universe] are hydrogen and stupidity.
12. Walt Disney once said that of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most [universally] understood language.
13. Physicist Stephen Hawking once said, "My goal is simple. It is complete understanding of the [universe], why it is as it is and why it exists at all."
14. Almost [universally], women outlive men.
15. [Universal], state-supported school is a modern invention dating from the nineteenth century.
16. Robert Hagedorn has described organizations as a [universal] attribute and a natural consequence of the social behavior of human beings.
17. It is estimated that within the entire [universe], there are more than a trillion galaxies.
18. The [universe] is about 15,000 million years old.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Universe — • Presents a history of astronomy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Universe     Systems of the Universe     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • universe — UK US /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/ noun [S] ► MARKETING a collection of people, things, or companies that have similar characteristics or features: »We rank a broad universe of stocks using both value characteristics and growth characteristics. »Salesmen seeking …   Financial and business terms

  • Universe — Альбом Modern Talking Дата выпуска 31 марта 2003 Жанр Евродиско Длительность 74 мин 11 с …   Википедия

  • universe — 1580s, the whole world, cosmos, from O.Fr. univers (12c.), from L. universum the universe, noun use of neut. of adj. universus all together, lit. turned into one, from unus one (see ONE (Cf. one)) + versus, pp. of vertere to turn (see …   Etymology dictionary

  • Universe — U ni*verse, n. [L. universum, from universus universal; unus one + vertere, versum, to turn, that is, turned into one, combined into one whole; cf. F. univers. See {One}, and {Verse}.] All created things viewed as constituting one system or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Universe — Album par Modern Talking Sortie 31 mars 2003 Genre Synthpop Producteur Dieter Bohlen Label BMG …   Wikipédia en Français

  • universe — [yo͞o′nə vʉrs΄] n. [L universum, the universe < neut. of universus, all together < unus,ONE + versus, pp. of vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. the totality of all the things that exist; creation; the cosmos 2. the world, or earth, as the… …   English World dictionary

  • universe — index generalize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • universe — cosmos, macrocosm, *earth, world …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • universe — [n] everything in creation cosmos, everything, macrocosm, natural world, nature, world; concepts 370,511 Ant. locality …   New thesaurus

  • universe — ► NOUN 1) all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos. 2) a particular sphere of activity or experience. ORIGIN from Latin universus combined into one, whole …   English terms dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”