earth

A2
Pronunciation
/ɜːθ/
/ɝθ/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

Soil.

Example Sentences
  • This is good earth for growing potatoes.
2 Definition

Any general rock-based material.

Example Sentences
  • She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.
3 Definition

The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).

Example Sentences
  • Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.
4 Definition

A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.

5 Definition

The lair (as a hole on the ground) of an animal such as fox.

6 Definition

A region of the planet; a land or country.

7 Definition

Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.

8 Definition

The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).

9 Definition

The people on the globe.

10 Definition

The human body.

11 Definition

The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.

12 Definition

Any of certain substances now known to be oxides of metal, which were distinguished by being infusible, and by insolubility in water.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To connect electrically to the earth.

Synonyms
ground
Example Sentences
  • That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.
2 Definition

To bury.

3 Definition

To burrow.

Proper noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.

2 Definition

The personification of the Earth or earth, as a fertile woman or goddess.