earth

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UK /ɜːθ/ US /ɝθ/

noun 5verb 4name 3

Collocations

(noun.) the world

VERB + EARTH

orbit

The International Space Station orbits the earth every 90 minutes.

EARTH + VERB

orbit sth, revolve, rotate

The planet Earth rotates slowly on its axis, completing one full turn every 24 hours.

EARTH + NOUN

tremor

A sudden earth tremor woke everyone in the building last night.

sciences

PREP

above the ~

The satellite orbits high above the earth, collecting weather data every day.

around/round the ~

Satellites travel around the earth constantly, collecting information and sending signals to our phones.

on (the) ~

There is no other planet like Earth in our solar system where humans can live on earth.

to ~

The satellite transmitted weather data back to earth every six hours.

PHRASES

the centre/surface of the earth, the earth's core/crust/mantle/surface, (the) planet earth

(noun.) soil

ADJ

bare

After the storm, the tree roots were exposed, showing bare earth underneath the fallen leaves.

loose

The farmer scattered loose earth over the newly planted seeds in her garden.

baked

After the drought, the farmer walked across the hard baked earth looking for cracks.

scorched

After the wildfire passed through, the farmers walked across the scorched earth looking for surviving crops.

chalky, sandy

QUANT

clod, clump, lump

A handful of earth crumbled between my fingers as I planted the seeds in the garden.

EARTH + NOUN

bank, mound

The children built a small earth mound in the garden to use as a lookout point.

PREP

in the ~

We dug a deep hole in the earth to plant the new apple tree.

under the ~

The builders discovered ancient Roman coins buried under the earth while digging the foundation.

Definitions

name

Alternative letter-case form of Earth; our planet, third out from the Sun.

The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.

We live in the flicker - may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling!

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.

Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.

A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.

The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox.

verb

To connect electrically to the earth.

That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.

To bury.

The Miſer earths his Treaſure; and the Thief, / Watching the Mole, half-beggars him ere Morn.

To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.

[…]the Fox is earth’d,[…]

This is the time that the horseman are flung out, not having the cry to lead them to the death. When quadruped animals of the venery or hunting kind are at rest, the stag is said to be harboured, the buck lodged, the fox kennelled, the badger earthed, the otter vented or watched, the hare formed, and the rabbit set.

To burrow.

foxes earth'd

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a connection between an electrical device and a large conduc

ground

noun — the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and t

world

noun — the 3rd planet from the sun

noun — the solid part of the earth's surface

noun — the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the la

ground

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

salt of the earth

A person or group of people considered to represent the most decent and admirable parts of humanity.

People who are firm but fair, and fair but firm, are the salt of the earth.

hell on earth

A very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread.

Pope Francis (2015), Laudato si', Paragraph 148: “if the limitations of the environment are compensated for in the interior of each person who feels held within a network of solida

move heaven and earth

To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.

He would move heaven and earth to make sure his family is healthy.

why on Earth

used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning a question.

Why on Earth are you pouring vinegar in your drink?

cost the earth

To be a huge expense.

"That's a nice suit, Noelene. Is it new?" Of course it's bloody new. Cost me the earth.

Example Bank

The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.

Wiktionary

We live in the flicker - may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling!

Wiktionary

This is good earth for growing potatoes.

Wiktionary

She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.

Wiktionary

Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.

Wiktionary

That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

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