EARTH
\ˈɜːθ], \ˈɜːθ], \ˈɜː_θ]\
Definitions of EARTH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
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the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
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the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"
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the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
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once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
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connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"
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hide in the earth like a hunted animal
By Princeton University
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a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
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the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
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the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"
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the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
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connect to the earth, as of a circuit
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
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The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
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A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
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Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
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The people on the globe.
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Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
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A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
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A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
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To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
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To burrow.
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A plowing.
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The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.
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To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; - sometimes with up.
By Oddity Software
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The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
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The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
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A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
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Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
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The people on the globe.
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Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
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A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
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A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
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To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
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To burrow.
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A plowing.
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The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.
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To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; - sometimes with up.
By Noah Webster.
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To burrow.
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The matter on the surface of the globe: soil: dry land, as opposed to sea: the world: the people of this world.
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To hide or cause to hide in the earth: to bury.
By Daniel Lyons
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The globe or planet on which we live; the solid materials which compose the globe; ground; soil; a region or land; worldly things or interests; the inhabitants of the globe.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The powdery part of the crust of the globe. It is mainly made up of the following elements: so per cent. oxygen, 25 per cent. silicon, 7 per cent. aluminium, 5 per cent. iron, 3 per cent. calcium, and 2 per cent. each of magnesium, sodium, and potassium.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] The globe we inhabit; the world;—the solid materials which make up the globe; the dry land;— soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, &c.;— a region; a country;—the people on the globe;—a hole in the ground; a foxhole;—a tasteless and inodorous, uncoloured, metallic oxide.
