earth

Meanings

• the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
  • "the Earth moves around the sun"
• the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
  • "they dug into the earth outside the church"
• the solid part of the earth's surface
  • "the earth shook for several minutes"
• the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
  • "it was hell on earth"
• once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
• the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
• a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
• hide in the earth like a hunted animal
• connect to the earth
  • "earth the circuit"

Synonyms

dry land, earthly concern, globe, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma, world, worldly concern