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1. The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
   "the Earth moves around the sun";
   - 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";
   - ground
    
3. The solid part of the earth's surface
   "the earth shook for several minutes";
   - land, dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma
    
4. The abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
   "it was hell on earth";
   - Earth
    
5. The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
   - worldly concern, earthly concern, world
    
6. [Brit] (electricity) a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
   - ground
    
7. [archaic] Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile

1. Hide in the earth like a hunted animal
    
2. [Brit] Connect to the earth
   "earth the circuit"

Derived forms: earths, earthing, earthed

Type of: article, concern, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion [Brit], element, ground, hide, hide out, location, material, object, physical object, stuff, terrestrial planet

Part of: solar system

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