Earth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɜːθ/
Quick meaning: Earth meaning (uncountable) Soil.
Meaning
(uncountable) Soil.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) Any general rock-based material.
- The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
- (British) 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.
- A region of the planet; a land or country.
- Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.
- Alternative letter-case form of Earth; our planet, third out from the Sun.
Example Sentences
Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.
This is good earth for growing potatoes.
The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.
She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.
Word Forms
- earths
- earthing
- earthed
Synonyms for earth
Depending on context, synonyms include ground, world, land, globe.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ground, land, globe, world, earthling, sun.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.