earth
/ɜːθ/ · proper noun
Meaning
- 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.
- Soil.
- Any general rock-based material.
- The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
- A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
- The lair (as a hole on the ground) of an animal such as fox.
- A region of the planet; a land or country.
- To connect electrically to the earth.
- To bury.
- To burrow.