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   earth

   /əːθ/

   noun

   • 1. the planet on which we live; the world: "the diversity of life on earth" Similar worldglobeplanetsphereorb
   • ▪ the surface of the world as distinct from the sky or the sea: "the pilot brought the plane gently back to earth" Similar landgrounddry landsolid groundterra firmafloor
   • ▪ the present abode of humankind, as distinct from heaven or hell: "God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven"
   • 2. the substance of the land surface; soil: "a layer of earth" Similar soiltopsoilloamclaysiltdirtsodclodturfgroundterrain
   • ▪ one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn): "an earth sign"
   • ▪ used in names of stable, dense, non-volatile inorganic substances, e.g. fuller's earth: "these crayons are made with a mixture of native earths plus softeners such as China clay"
   • ▪ the substance of the human body: literary "we now commit his body to the ground: earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust"
   • 3. electrical connection to the ground, regarded as having zero electrical potential. British "ensure metal fittings are electrically bonded to earth"
   • 4. the underground den or home of a badger or fox. Similar denlairsettburrowwarrentunnelholecaveretreatshelterhideouthideawayhiding placehabitationinformal:hidey-hole

   verb

   • 1. connect (an electrical device) with the ground: British "the front metal panels must be soundly earthed"
   • 2. drive (a fox) to its underground lair.
   • ▪ (of a fox) run to its underground lair.
   • 3. cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth: "the stems can be earthed up when the plant is about one foot high"

   Word Origin Old Englisheorthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aarde and German Erde.

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