Word: Earth
How to pronounce: ɜːθ
Noun
Definitions:
1. The planet on which we live; the world.The surface of the world as distinct from the sky or the sea.The present abode of humankind, as distinct from heaven or hell.
Example sentences: "The diversity of life on earth"
2. The substance of the land surface; soil.
Example sentences: "A layer of earth"
3. Electrical connection to the earth, regarded as having zero electrical potential; ground.
Example sentences: "Ensure metal fittings are electrically bonded to earth"
4. The underground den or home of a badger or fox.
Example sentences: "Many hunts take steps the night before, or early on the day of the hunt, to block up the entrances to earths, badger setts and artificial places such as drains."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth.
Example sentences: "The stems can be blanched by earthing them up, which makes the astringent flavour milder."
2. Drive (a fox) to its underground lair.
3. Connect (an electrical device) with the ground.
Example sentences: "When plugged in, the pump is earthed and I have a little more piece of mind!"
Synonyms:
land
terrestrial
ground
soil
terrene
terra
earthing
ground connection
mold
earthbound
planet
globe
world
dirt
dust
clod
Derivations:
earthly
earthy
earthed
earthing
earthen
earthwork
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Earth in Other Languages...
Spanish: Tierra
German: Erde
French: Terre
Italian: Terra
Turkish: Dünya
