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Earth

əːθ

Earth definitions
noun
earth earths
  1. the planet on which we live; the world

    "the diversity of life on earth"

    • the surface of the world as distinct from the sky or the sea

      "the pilot brought the plane gently back to earth"

    • the present abode of humankind, as distinct from heaven or hell

      "God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven"

  2. the substance of the land surface; soil

    "a layer of earth"

    • one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn)

      "an earth sign"

    • used in names of stable, dense, non-volatile inorganic substances, e.g. fuller's earth

      "these crayons are made with a mixture of native earths plus softeners such as China clay"

    • the substance of the human body

      "we now commit his body to the ground: earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust"

  3. electrical connection to the ground, regarded as having zero electrical potential

    "ensure metal fittings are electrically bonded to earth"

  4. the underground den or home of a badger or fox
verb
earth earthed earthing earths
  1. connect (an electrical device) with the ground

    "the front metal panels must be soundly earthed"

  2. drive (a fox) to its underground lair
    • (of a fox) run to its underground lair
  3. cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth

    "the stems can be earthed up when the plant is about one foot high"