earthful
Collocations
5ADJ.
dull, earthly, lean
VERB + EARTHFUL
give, retire, think
EARTHFUL + NOUN
it's, life, people, scene, teachings
PREP.
from
ADV.
awhile
Definitions
noun
As much as the earth can or does hold or sustain.
Then, as we reach higher than the bird to the world of quadrupeds, think what an earthful of life and feeling, of exaltation, of joy, there is in every forest, in every stream, in every tree, over every plain and every land of the globe.
It's not just an earthful of people, it's going to be an earthful of dull people with dull vistas.
adj
Pertaining to the earth, as opposed to heaven; earthly.
From His holy home on High, We to give them earthful teachings, They to lead us to the sky !
Account that day a lost one in which you forget him ; let some part of your time be sacred to him ; retire from every earthful scene to lean upon his bosom, to pour your wishes into his ear, to admire, adore, and enjoy him — enjoy him! — yes, that is salvation, that is heaven.
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6Then, as we reach higher than the bird to the world of quadrupeds, think what an earthful of life and feeling, of exaltation, of joy, there is in every forest, in every stream, in every tree, over eve
WiktionaryIt's not just an earthful of people, it's going to be an earthful of dull people with dull vistas.
WiktionaryWith four earthfuls of people (by pre-mechanized standards), and with reasons to doubt the stability of an ecosystem modified by the drawdown method, the post-exuberant world found itself facing serio
WiktionaryFrom His holy home on High, We to give them earthful teachings, They to lead us to the sky !
WiktionaryAccount that day a lost one in which you forget him ; let some part of your time be sacred to him ; retire from every earthful scene to lean upon his bosom, to pour your wishes into his ear, to admire
Wiktionary'Tis a dream of truth begot, Floating in an upper air, Sweet as any Angelot, Lifting aspiration where Earthly greed and earthful care Are awhile forgot.
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