earth

Noun
  1. The 3rd planet from the sun;
    The planet we live on (synset 109293800)
    "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
    is an instance of: terrestrial planet - a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
    belongs to: solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
    same as: globe, world
  2. The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface (synset 114867162)
    "they dug into the earth outside the church"
    is a type of: material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    subtypes:
    • moraine - accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
    • diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr - a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
    • saprolite - a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place
    • dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
    same as: ground
  3. The solid part of the earth's surface (synset 109357302)
    "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"
    is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
    subtypes:
    • archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water
    • beachfront - a strip of land running along a beach
    • cape, ness - a strip of land projecting into a body of water
    • coastal plain - a plain adjacent to a coast
    • floor - the ground on which people and animals move about
    • foreland - land forming the forward margin of something
    • forest, timber, timberland, woodland - land that is covered with trees and shrubs
    • island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    • isthmus - a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
    • land mass, landmass - a large continuous extent of land
    • mainland - the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
    • neck - a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
    • oxbow - the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
    • peninsula - a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
    • champaign, field, plain - extensive tract of level open land
    • slash - an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
    • wonderland - a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
    specific instances: america - North America and South America and Central America
    is a part of: earth, globe, world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    same as: dry land, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma
  4. The abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell) (synset 108579604)
    "it was hell on earth"
    is a type of: location - a point or extent in space
  5. Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) (synset 114868584)
    domain usage: archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
    is a type of: element - one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
  6. The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife (synset 105678816)
    "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
    is a type of: concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you
    same as: earthly concern, world, worldly concern
  7. A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) (synset 103467679)
    referred to in: electricity - a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
    is a type of: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion - an instrumentality that connects
    same as: ground
Verb
  1. Hide in the earth like a hunted animal (synset 202151420)
    is a type of: hide, hide out - be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
  2. Connect to the earth (synset 201295330)
    "earth the circuit"
    is a type of: ground - connect to a ground

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