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earth
/ɜːθ/
proper noun
The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
The personification of the Earth or earth, as a fertile woman or goddess.
noun
Soil.
"This is good earth for growing potatoes."
Any general rock-based material.
"She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth."
The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
"Birds are of the sky, not of the earth."
verb
To connect electrically to the earth.
"That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed."
Similar: ground
To bury.
To burrow.
Synonymsground
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