Earth - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface (syn: ground)
- the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife (syn: world)
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) (syn: ground)
verb
- connect to the earth
Extra examples
The moisture will eventually fall to earth in the form of rain or snow.
We could feel the earth shake.
The Earth rotates on its axis.
By means of sand it is, that the fatty earth is rendered fertile.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
He was brought to the earth according to his value.
Earth is not a shadow of heaven, but heaven a dream of earth.
The customer has a perfect right to ask for the earth.
The landslide earthed up the pool where the animals usually drank.
The mouth of the river has earthed up again this year.
Earth up the plants frequently.
71% of the earth's surface is sea.
The earth shook.
They watched the kite fall back to earth.
Jesus' time on earth
Word forms
I/you/we/they: earth
he/she/it: earths
present participle: earthing
past tense: earthed
past participle: earthed
singular: earth
plural: earths
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