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Earth

UK/ɜːθ/ US/ɝθ/ very common uk
noun (7) verb (2)

noun

1.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live

  • “the Earth moves around the sun”
  • “he sailed around the world”
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2.

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

  • “they dug into the earth outside the church”
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3.

the solid part of the earth''s surface

  • “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”
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4.

the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell)

  • “it was hell on earth”
5.
6.

the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

  • “they consider the church to be independent of the world”
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7.

a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)

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verb

1.
2.

connect to the earth

  • “earth the circuit”

Origin

From Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō (“dirt, ground, earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (“earth”).

Phrases

  • Adam's earth
  • Adamic earth
  • alkaline earth
  • alkaline earth metal
  • alkaline-earth metal
  • black earth
  • Blue Earth
  • Blue Earth County

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