Earth - Definition

n 1: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the
Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
[syn: Earth, earth, world, globe]
2: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the
land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
[syn: earth, ground]
3: the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away
from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for
several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn:
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra
firma]
4: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it
was hell on earth" [syn: Earth, earth]
5: once thought to be one of four elements composing the
universe (Empedocles)
6: the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and
the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of
the world" [syn: worldly concern, earthly concern,
world, earth]
7: a connection between an electrical device and a large
conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at
zero voltage) [syn: ground, earth]
v 1: hide in the earth like a hunted animal
2: connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"