Definition of Earth

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earth
n. dirt; land; planet earth, world; den, burrow; electrical grounding; ore
v. ground, attach to the earth (about an electrical conductor); cover with soil

Earth
n. our planet, third planet from the Sun in order of distance

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Earth Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Earth
(v. t.)
To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
  
(v. t.)
To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up.
  
(v. i.)
To burrow.
  
(n.)
Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
  
(n.)
The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
  
(n.)
The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.
  
(n.)
The people on the globe.
  
(n.)
The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
  
(n.)
Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
  
(n.)
A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
  
(n.)
A plowing.
  
(n.)
A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
  
(n.)
A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
  

WordNet 2.0
Earth

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"
(synonym) world, globe
(hypernym) terrestrial planet
(member-holonym) solar system
(part-meronym) atmosphere, air
2. the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"
(hypernym) location


earth

Noun
1. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
(synonym) ground
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) moraine
2. 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"
(synonym) land, dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) America, the Americas
(part-holonym) Earth, world, globe
3. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
(hypernym) element
(classification) archaism, archaicism
4. the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
(synonym) worldly concern, earthly concern, world
(hypernym) concern
5. a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
(synonym) ground
(hypernym) connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective

Verb
1. hide in the earth like a hunted animal
(hypernym) hide, hide out
(derivation) ground
2. connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"
(hypernym) ground
(derivation) ground

The Phrase Finder
Four corners of the earth
Meaning
All parts of the Earth.
Origin
From the Bible, Isaiah 11:12. 'And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.'

The salt of the earth
Origin
From The Bible. Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Australian Slang
Scum of the earth
1. despicable person; sleaze; 2. despicable, lowlife people in general

Anagram
earth
heart hater

hEnglish - advanced version
earth

earth
\earth\, n. (elec.) the connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.
note: when the resistance of the earth connection is low it is termed a good earth.
earth
\earth\ (?), n. [as. eor&?;e; akin to os. ertha, ofries. irthe, d. aarde, ohg. erda, g. erde, icel. j?r&?;, sw. & dan. jord, goth. aīrpa, ohg. ero, gr. &?;, adv., to earth, and perh. to e. ear to plow.]
1. the globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits. that law preserves the earth a sphere and guides the planets in their course. rogers. in heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell.
2. the solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land. god called the dry land earth. i. 10. he is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him.
3. the softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth. give him a little earth for charity.
4. a part of this globe; a region; a country; land. would i had never trod this english earth.
5. worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life. our weary souls by earth beguiled.
6. the people on the globe. the whole earth was of one language. xi. 1.
7. (chem.) (a) any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria. (b) a similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
8. a hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox. they [ferrets] course the poor conies out of their earths.
note: earth is used either adjectively or in combination to form compound words; as, earth apple or earth-apple; earth metal or earth-metal; earth closet or earth-closet.


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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
earth
talamh

English Phonetics

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Daear
Daear = n. earth, globe, soil, ground

Daearen
Daearen = n. the earth

Daearu
Daearu = v. to inter; to earth

Daiar
Daiar = n. the earth; earth

Dibridd
Dibridd = a. without earth

Elfydd
Elfydd = n. elementary principle, earth, land

Elfydden
Elfydden = n. earth, region

Gist
Gist = n. clay earth

Marm
Marm = n. dead earth; chalk

Marmor
Marmor = n. chalky earth, marble

Priddell
Priddell = a. consisting of masses of earth; glebous

Priddgalch
Priddgalch = n. calcareous earth

Priddiad
Priddiad = n. a doing with earth

Priddin
Priddin = a. of earth, earthen

Priddlyd
Priddlyd = a. mixed with earth

Priddo
Priddo = v. to earth; to cover with earth; to become earth

Priddol
Priddol = a. of mould, of earth

Pridioldeb
Pridioldeb = n. mould, earth, soil, a tile

Tir
Tir = n. land, earth, ground

Tywod
Tywod = n. sand, earth


Earth Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Rakefet
Earth
Earth Besides being our terrestrial globe, earth is a comprehensive symbol, meaning the matter or vehicular side of manifestation as well as one of the four, five, or seven elements. It is primordial undifferentiated matter which, by the action of spirit, produces the manifested worlds of entities. The Western alchemists called this Adam's Earth; in Greek mythology it is the lower side of Rhea. The bringing forth of animate beings was due to the marriage of heaven and earth, so that our earth is an offspring of this cosmic union. Connected with this meaning are the numerous allusions to earth as the nether pole of manifestation, and it is often synonymous with the nether regions, as Pluto, Yama, etc. In the zodiac it is occasionally symbolized by Taurus, the bull which in popular astrology is the first and fixed earthy sign. As the lowest of the several elements, earth denotes physicalization, what we call physical matter being a combination of all four elements with the earth-element predominating. The pure element, however, is not physical, its characteristic property or tattva in connection with the human organs is smell, and its name in the Hindu system is prithivi-tattva; it is characterized by square or cubical forms and by fixity; the nature spirits pertaining to it were said by medieval European mystics to be the gnomes.
Our own earth is one of a system of planetary chains belonging to the solar system. The earth planetary chain consists of a coadunation or chain of seven or twelve globes, though the name earth is usually applied to the grossest globe, which alone is in direct rapport with our physical senses. The earth actually is an animate being, as are all the celestial globes.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Earth
(1.) In the sense of soil or ground, the translation of the word adamah'. In Gen. 9:20 "husbandman" is literally "man of the ground or earth." Altars were to be built of earth (Ex. 20:24). Naaman asked for two mules' burden of earth (2 Kings 5:17), under the superstitious notion that Jehovah, like the gods of the heathen, could be acceptably worshipped only on his own soil. (2). As the rendering of 'erets, it means the whole world (Gen. 1:2); the land as opposed to the sea (1:10). Erets also denotes a country (21:32); a plot of ground (23:15); the ground on which a man stands (33:3); the inhabitants of the earth (6:1; 11:1); all the world except Israel (2 Chr. 13:9). In the New Testament "the earth" denotes the land of Judea (Matt. 23:35); also things carnal in contrast with things heavenly (John 3:31; Col. 3:1, 2).

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Earth

The term is used in two widely-different senses: (1) for the material of which the earth's surface is composed; (2) as the name of the planet on which man dwells. The Hebrew language discriminates between these two by the use of separate terms, adamah for the former, erets for the latter.
→ Adamah is the earth in the sense of soil or ground, particularly as being susceptible of cultivation. (Genesis 2:7)
→ Erets is applied in a more or less extended sense- (1) to the whole world, (Genesis 1:1) (2) to land as opposed to sea, (Genesis 1:10) (3) to a country, (Genesis 21:32) (4) to a plot of ground, (Genesis 23:15) and (5) to the ground on which a man stands. (Genesis 33:3) The two former senses alone concern us, the fairest involving an inquiry into the opinions of the Hebrews on cosmogony, the second on geography.
→ cosmogony.- (1) The Hebrew cosmogony is based upon the leading principle that the universe exists, not independently of God, nor yet co-existent with God, nor yet in opposition to him as a hostile element, but dependently upon him, subsequently to him and in subjection to him. (2) Creation was regarded as a progressive work-a gradual development from the inferior to the superior orders of things.
→ Geography.-There seems to be traces of the same ideas as prevailed among the Greeks, that the world was a disk, (Isaiah 40:22) bordered by the ocean, with Jerusalem as its centre, like Delphi as the navel, or, according to another view, the highest point of the world. As to the size of the earth, the Hebrews had but a very indefinite notion.
  

Glossary of Astrological Terms
Earth
Sometimes called Terra. Our planet revolves on its own axis every 24 hours and completes its orbit around the Sun in around 365.25 days. The course of the Earth's orbit lies between that of Venus and Mars. The Moon is the Earth's natural satellite and orbits the Earth in approximately 29 days.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Tubal
the earth; the world; confusion
  


Earth Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

US Zip Codes
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State: TEXAS
City: EARTH


Earth Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

ASTRONOMY UNBOUND
Earth
The third planet in distance from the Sun. The Earth is the home of mankind. It is a member of the four terrestrial planets of which the inner solar system is composed. All these worlds are rocky bodies which have high densities and tenuous (or even non-existent) atmospheres. See Earth's atmosphere . The Earth is unique in that it exists under conditions which allow water to take the forms of a solid, a liquid and a gas. In fact, seventy per cent of the surface of the planet is covered by liquid water oceans. At the centre of the planet is a solid core of nickel and iron. This has a radius of about 1300 km. Surrounding this the conditions are such that the nickel and iron exist as a liquid. This region, the outer core, has a thickness of about 2200 km. Encompassing these cores, for a distance of just under 3000 km is the region known as the mantle . This is composed of rocky material which gives way to the crustal rocks about 30 km from the surface of the Earth. The volume of the Earth's atmosphere is composed of 78 per cent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen and 1 per cent of the other atmospheric constituents. The Earth also possesses a magnetic field which is believed to be generated in the outer core by the motion of the liquid metal. The Earth possesses one natural satellite, the Moon.

Aviation - English - Spintra.com
Earth
referenced flight path angle. Angle in vertical plane of airspeed vector and groundspeed vector; usual definition for flight path angle; Compare: air-mass flight path angle; Symbols: gamma sub T; Typical Units: rad, deg;

Dictionary of Automotive Terms
Earth
British term for ground.

Telecommunication Standard Terms
earth
See ground.


Earth Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

English-Latin Online Dictionary
earth
humus, terra


Earth Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Earth
Terra (planet); solektra (ground)

English - Klingon
Earth
proper n. tera'

The DJ Glossary
Earth
British term for Ground.


Earth Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

A Basic Guide to ASL
Earth
The downturned left 'S' hand indicates the earth. The thumb and index finger of the downturned right '5' hand are placed at each edge of the left. In this position the right hand swings back and forth while maintaining contact with the left.

Ground (earth)
Both hands, held upright before the body, finger imaginary pinches of soil.


Earth Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Phobia
Barophobia
Fear of gravity


Earth Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Earth Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Babylon 5 - The place to be ...
Earth Alliance
Homeworld : Earth
Location : Sol System
Capital City : Geneva
Population : est. 10 billion
Revolution : 365 days
Gravity : 1 g


Earth is the third planet in the solar systems and the biggest of the inner planets. The planet has a moderate climate with four different seasons each year. The surface is very variable ranging from rain forests and rocky mountains to huge deserts. The capital city Geneva is located in the Alps, a huge mountain range in the former Europe. Geneva was chosen because it would be very difficult for an alien invasion army to conquer the city.
See Xenobiology , History


Earth Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
EARTH

EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001. Their greatest hit, their debut single "time after time", peaked at #13 in the Oricon singles chart.


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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System, in both diameter and mass. It is also referred to as the Earth, Planet Earth, Gaia, Terra, and "the World".

Home to millions of species including humans, Earth is the only place in the universe where life is known to have originated. Scientific evidence indicates that the planet formed 4.54 billion years ago, and life appeared on its surface within a billion years. Since then, Earth's biosphere has significantly altered the atmosphere and other abiotic conditions on the planet, enabling the proliferation of aerobic organisms as well as the formation of the ozone layer which, together with Earth's magnetic field, blocks harmful radiation, permitting life on land.


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