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earth

/ɝθ/noun, verb1 syllable

Earth means: the solid part of the earth's surface.

Synonyms for earth11

noun, as in the solid part of the earth's surface

land, dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma

noun, as in the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

worldly concern, earthly concern, world

noun, as in the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

world, globe

noun, as in the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

world, globe

noun, as in the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

ground

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

ground

also used for earth

burrow, warren

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What does earth mean?11

noun

1

the solid part of the earth's surface“the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land”

2

the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife“they consider the church to be independent of the world”

3

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on“the Earth moves around the sun”

4

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on“the Earth moves around the sun”

5

the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface“they dug into the earth outside the church”

6

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

7

the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)“it was hell on earth”

8

the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)“it was hell on earth”

9

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile

verb

1

hide in the earth like a hunted animal

2

connect to the earth“earth the circuit”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with earth?6

one syllable

worthbirthperthberthfirth

two syllables

rebirth
Show 40 near rhymes
wereherfirstworkworldperresearchgirlthirdturnworksheardwordwordstermreturngirlslearnchurchworkedtermsturnedsirsearchhurtworstworselearnedservereturnedservedfirmturnsconcernedtransferconfirmedconcernbirdshirtreferred

Earth in a sentence

  • The space shuttle informs us about the earth, too.unknown
  • I'd like a doll, a new bicycle..... and peace on earth!unknown
  • Seen from the moon, the earth looks like a ball.CM
  • As far as we know, the earth is the only planet to have oceans.CM
  • If it were not for air, we could not live on the earth.CK
  • Without water, nothing could live on this earth.unknown
  • When one has a wonderful dream, one doesn't wish to come down to earth.CM
  • Without the sun, we couldn't live on the earth.Zifre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of earth

as a noun

plural
earths

as a verb

past tense
earthed
present participle
earthing
third-person singular
earths
past participle
earthed