Definitions for Earth

Definitions for (noun) Earth

Main entry: ground, earth

Definition: a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)


Main entry: earth, earthly concern, world, worldly concern

Definition: the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

Usage: they consider the church to be independent of the world


Main entry: earth, Earth

Definition: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)

Usage: it was hell on earth


Main entry: earth, Earth

Definition: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)

Usage: it was hell on earth


Main entry: earth, Earth, globe, world

Definition: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

Usage: the Earth moves around the sun; he sailed around the world


Main entry: earth, Earth, globe, world

Definition: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

Usage: the Earth moves around the sun; he sailed around the world


Main entry: land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, dry land, earth

Definition: the solid part of the earth's surface

Usage: the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land; the earth shook for several minutes; he dropped the logs on the ground


Main entry: ground, earth

Definition: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

Usage: they dug into the earth outside the church


Main entry: earth

Definition: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)


Definitions for (verb) Earth

Main entry: earth

Definition: connect to the earth

Usage: earth the circuit


Main entry: earth

Definition: hide in the earth like a hunted animal


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