Earth (
http://definr.com/Earth)
n 1: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live;
"the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the
world" [syn:
Earth,
world,
globe]
2: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the
land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
[syn:
ground]
3: 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" [syn:
land,
dry land,
ground,
solid ground,
terra firma]
4: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell);
"it was hell on earth" [syn:
Earth]
5: (archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing
the universe (Empedocles)
6: the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and
the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent
of the world" [syn:
worldly concern,
earthly concern,
world]
7: a connection between an electrical device and the earth
(which is a zero voltage) [syn:
ground]
v 1: hide in the earth, as of a hunted fox
2: connect to the earth, as of a circuit