earth

Meanings

1. 1
   name

   The planet that we live on, third from the Sun.

   The astronauts watched the Earth from space.

2. 2
   noun

   The soft material on the ground in which plants grow; soil.

   She dug a hole in the earth and planted the seed.

3. 3
   noun

   The solid ground, as opposed to the sky or sea.

   The pilot was relieved to feel the wheels touch the earth.

4. 4
   verb

   To connect an electrical device to the ground for safety.

   Make sure you earth the appliance before switching it on.

Common collocations

• earth goddess Noun + noun

From Middle English erthe, from Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō (“dirt, ground, earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érteh₂ (“earth”). Cognates Cognate with Scots erd, yerd, yird, yirth (“earth, loam, mould, soil; ground”), Yola eard, eart, eord, eorth, erth (“earth”), North Frisian eerd, eerde, iarde, Iart, iir, jard, örd, Öört (“earth; world”), Saterland Frisian Idde, Äid, Äide (“earth; soil; ground”), West Frisian ierde (“earth; soil; ground”), Alemannic German Ëërde (“earth”), Bavarian Erd, Erdn (“world; soil; ground”), Central Franconian Ääd (“…

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