earth
/ɜːθ//ɝθ/proper noun
Definitions
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.
noun
Definitions
Soil.
Example: This is good earth for growing potatoes.
Any general rock-based material.
Example: She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.
The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
Example: Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.
A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
verb
Definitions
To connect electrically to the earth.
Example: That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.
Synonyms:groundTo bury.
To burrow.