earth /ɜrθ/
1. the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
synset: Earth, 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"
3. the solid part of the earth's surface; "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"
synset: land, dry_land, earth, ground, solid_ground, terra_firma
4. the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth"
synset: Earth, earth
5. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
synset: earth
6. the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
synset: worldly_concern, earthly_concern, world, earth
7. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
1. hide in the earth like a hunted animal
synset: earth
2. connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"
synset: earth
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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