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1. Earth - noun

· the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"

Synonym(s): earth, world, globe




2. Earth - noun

· the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"

Synonym(s): earth, ground

Hypernym(s): material, stuff




3. Earth - noun

· 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(s): land, dry_land, earth, ground, solid_ground, terra_firma

Hypernym(s): object, physical_object




4. Earth - noun

· the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth"

Synonym(s): earth

Hypernym(s): location




5. Earth - noun

· once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Synonym(s): earth

Hypernym(s): element




6. Earth - noun

· the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"

Synonym(s): worldly_concern, earthly_concern, world, earth

Hypernym(s): concern




7. Earth - noun

· a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

Synonym(s): ground, earth

Hypernym(s): connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective




8. Earth - verb

· hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Synonym(s): earth

Hypernym(s): hide, hide_out




9. Earth - verb

· connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"

Synonym(s): earth

Hypernym(s): ground





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