b. The softer, friable part of land; soil, especially productive soil.
2. often Earth The third planet from the sun, having a sidereal period of revolution about the sun of 365.26 days at a mean distance of approximately 149.6 million kilometers (92.96 million miles), a sidereal rotation period of 23 hours 56.07 minutes, an average radius of 6,378.1 kilometers (3,963 miles), and a mass of approximately 5.9736 × 1024 kilograms (1.3169 × 1025 pounds).
3. The realm of mortal existence; the temporal world.
4. The human inhabitants of the world: The earth received the news with joy.
5.
a. Worldly affairs and pursuits.
b. Everyday life; reality: was brought back to earth from his daydreams of wealth and fame.
6. The substance of the human body; clay.
7. The lair of a burrowing animal.
8. Chiefly British The ground of an electrical circuit.
9. Chemistry Any of several metallic oxides, such as alumina or zirconia, that are difficult to reduce and were formerly regarded as elements.
v.earthed, earth·ing, earths
v.tr.
1. To cover or heap (plants) with soil for protection.
2. To chase (an animal) into an underground hiding place.
v.intr.
To burrow or hide in the ground. Used of a hunted animal.
Idiom:
on earth
Among all the possibilities: Why on earth did you put on that outfit?
1. (Astronomy) (sometimes capital) the third planet from the sun, the only planet on which life is known to exist. It is not quite spherical, being flattened at the poles, and consists of three geological zones, the core, mantle, and thin outer crust. The surface, covered with large areas of water, is enveloped by an atmosphere principally of nitrogen (78 per cent), oxygen (21 per cent), and some water vapour. The age is estimated at over four thousand million years. Distance from sun: 149.6 million km; equatorial diameter: 12 756 km; mass: 5.976 × 1024 kg; sidereal period of axial rotation: 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds; sidereal period of revolution about sun: 365.256 days.
2. the inhabitants of this planet: the whole earth rejoiced.
3. the dry surface of this planet as distinguished from sea or sky; land; ground
4. (Geological Science) the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the surface of the ground and consists of disintegrated rock particles, mould, clay, etc; soil
5. worldly or temporal matters as opposed to the concerns of the spirit
6. (Zoology) the hole in which some species of burrowing animals, esp foxes, live
a. a connection between an electrical circuit or device and the earth, which is at zero potential
b. a terminal to which this connection is made. US and Canadian equivalent: ground
9. (Dyeing) Also called: earth colour any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
10. (Astrology) (modifier) astrology of or relating to a group of three signs of the zodiac, Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. Compare air20, fire24, water12
11. cost the earth informal to be very expensive
12. come back to earth come down to earth to return to reality from a fantasy or daydream
13. on earth used as an intensifier in such phrases as what on earth, who on earth, etc
14. (Hunting) to hunt (an animal, esp a fox) to its earth and trap it there
15. to find (someone) after searching
vb
16. (Hunting) (intr) (of a hunted fox) to go to ground
17. (Electrical Engineering) (tr) to connect (a circuit, device, etc) to earth
[Old English eorthe; related to Old Norse jorth, Old High German ertha, Gothic airtha, Greek erā]
1. (often cap.) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 mi. (12,755 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million mi. (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one moon.
2. the inhabitants of this planet, esp. the human inhabitants: The whole earth rejoiced.
3. this planet as the habitation of humans, often in contrast to heaven and hell.
4. the surface of this planet.
5. the solid matter of this planet; ground.
6. soil and dirt, as distinguished from rock and sand.
7. the hole of a burrowing animal; lair.
8. any of several metallic oxides that are difficult to reduce, as alumina and zirconia.
The inner core and outer core are made up mainly of iron and nickel, the lower and upper mantle mainly of iron and magnesium silicate minerals, and the crust mainly of silicate minerals.
Earth
(ûrth)
1. The third planet from the sun and the fifth largest. Earth is the only planet known to support life. It is also the only planet on which water in liquid form exists, covering more than 70 percent of its surface. See Table at solar system.
the branch of geology that describes the past in terms of geologic rather than human time. — geochronologist, n. — geochronologic, geochronological, adj.
the science that studies the physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the changes the earth has undergone and is undergoing. — geologist. n. — geologic, geological, adj.
the periodic oscillation that can be observed in the precession of the earth’s axis and the precession of the equinoxes. See also head. — nutational, adj.
the inclination of the earth’s equator or the angle between the plane of the earth’s orbit and the plane of the equator (23°27″). See also astronomy. Also called obliquity of the ecliptic. — obliquitous, adj.
Van Allen belt - a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field
hydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor
dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - 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"
geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
2.
earth - the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
moraine - accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
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
3.
earth - 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"
peninsula - a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
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
4.
earth - the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth"
element - one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
6.
earth - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
electricity - a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
Verb
1.
earth - hide in the earth like a hunted animal
hide out, hide - be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
2.
earth - connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"
ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
Quotations "To see the earth as we now see it, small and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the unending night" [Archibald MacLeish Riders on Earth]
C.CPDearth cable, earth leadN → cablem de toma de tierra earth motherN (Myth) → la madretierra (= woman) → venusf earth sciencesNPLciencias concernientes a la Tierra; (= geology) → geologíaf
(= world) → Erdef; the earth, Earth → die Erde; on earth → auf der Erde, auf Erden(liter); to the ends of the earth → bis ansEnde der Welt; where/who etc on earth …?(inf) → wo/wer etc … bloß?; what on earth …?(inf) → was in aller Welt …?(inf); nothing on earth will stop me now → keine Macht der Welthält mich jetzt noch auf; there’s no reason on earth why … → es gibt keinen erdenklichenGrund, warum …; heaven on earth → der Himmel auf Erden; did the earth move for you, darling?(hum inf) → war es wahnsinnigschön für dich, Liebling?(hum inf); it cost the earth (Brit inf) → das hat eine schöneStangeGeldgekostet(inf); it won’t cost the earth (Brit inf) → es wird schon nicht die Weltkosten(inf); to pay the earth (Brit inf) → ein Vermögenbezahlen
a. (the world) → terra (the) Earth → la Terra on earth → sulla terra the silliest man on earth → l'uomo più stupido del mondo it tasted like nothing on earth (fam) → aveva un saporetremendo it must have cost the earth! (fam) → deve essere costato un occhio della testa! where/who/what on earth ...? (fam) → dove/chi/che diavolo...?
1. the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live. Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth. aarde الأرض، الكُرة الأرضيّه Земя Terra Země die Erde Jorden; jordkloden; verden γηtierra maa کره زمین maapallo terre כַּדוּר הָאָרֶץ पृथ्वी Zemlja a Föld bumi jörðin terra 地球 지구 Žemė Zeme; zemeslode planet bumi aardejorda, jordkloden, verdenziemia خاوره، مځكه، كره (دمځكى)، نړۍ terra pământ Земля Zem zemlja Zemlja jord[en] โลก dünya 地球 земля کرہ ء ارض trái đất 地球
2. the world as opposed to heaven. heaven and earth. aarde, wêreld الأرض земя terra země die Erde Jorden γηtierra maa جهان خاکی maailma terreארץ मिट्टी zemlja föld dunia jörð terra 地上 이승, 이 세상 žemė zeme dunia aardejordziemia خاوره نړی terra pământ, lumea pământească земля zem zemlja zemlja jord โลก dünya 人間 земля فرش خاک ، آسمان کے بالمقابل trần gian 尘世,人间
3. soil. Fill the plant-pot with earth. grond تُراب почва terra zemina die Erde jord χώμαtierra muld خاک multa terreאדמה दूषित करना zemlja, tlo föld, talaj tanah mold terra 土 지표면 žemė zeme, augsne tanah aardejord, moldziemia خاوره terra pământ земля, почва zem, zemina, hlina prst tlo jord ดิน toprak 土 земля; ґрунт خاک đất 土
4. dry land; the ground. the earth, sea and sky. land اليابِسَه суша terra země die Erde landjord; land; jordbund γη, στερια tierra maa زمین maa terreיבשה शुष्क भूमि zemlja, kopno szárazföld daratan land terra 陸地 육지 žemė cietzeme tanah aardejord, landziemia ځمکی terra pământ земля, суша zem, pevnina kopno kopno mark[en] ผืนดิน yer, yeryüzü 陸地,地面 суша خشکی ، زمین mặt đất 陆地,地面
5. a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox. gat, holte وَجْر ، وِجـار дупка covil nora der (Fuchs)Bau hule; grav φωλιά, τρύπαmadriguera (rebase)urg لانه زیرزمینی kolo tanièreמרבץ मांद brlog, jazbina odú liang greni tana 巣穴 (여우, 토끼 등의) 굴 ola (zvēra) ala lubang binatang holhi, hulenora غاړ covil vizuină нора brloh brlog jazbina lya, gryt โพรงของสัตว์ tilki deliği 洞穴 нора لومڑی کا بھٹ hang thú 洞穴
6. (a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth. aardleiding, aarddraad السِّلك الأرضي заземяване terra uzemnění die Erdung jordforbindelse; jordledning γείωσηtierra maandus, maandusjuhe اتصال زمینی maadoitusjohto terre אַרקָה अर्थिग का तार uzemljenje föld(elés) arde jarðtenging terra アース 접지 įžeminimas iezemējums litar bumi aardverbinding jording uziemienie تونل terra заземление uzemnenie ozemljitev uzemljenje jordkontakt, -ledning สายดิน toprak hattı 接地(接地線) заземлення ارضی تار dây tiếp đất (电)接地
verb
to connect to earth electrically. Is your washing-machine properly earthed? geaard يوصِل السِّلك الأرضي заземявам ligar ao terra uzemnit erden jordforbinde γειώνω conectar a tierra maandama اتصال زمینی داشتن maadoittaa mettre à la terreהארקה अर्थिग का तार जोड़ना uzemljiti földel diberi arde jarðtengja mettere a terra アースする 접지하다 įžeminti iezemēt terbumi aardenjorde uziemić د مځکی له لاره رابطه لرل ligar à terra заземлять uzemniť ozemljiti uzemljiti jorda ต่อสายดิน topraklamak (電機)接地 заземляти تار کے ذریعہ زمین سے جوڑنا tiếp đất 接地
ˈearthen adjective
(of a floor etc) made of earth. grond, kleivloer تُرابي земен térreo hliněný irden jord-; keramik- χωμάτινος de tierra muld-, savi- گلی؛ خاکی maa- en/de terre עָשׂוּי מְעָפָר मिट्टी का zemljan agyag- terbuat dari tanah gerður úr mold di terra 土製の 흙으로 만든 molio zemes- dibuat dari tanah aardenjord-, leir-, keramikk-gliniany خاورين، دخاورو térreo de/din lut земляной hlinený prsten zemljani jord-, ler- ซึ่งประกอบด้วยดิน; ซึ่งทำด้วยดินเหนียวที่เผาแล้ว toprak 土製的,陶製的 земляний; глиняний مٹی کا بنا làm bằng đất 泥土做的,陶制的
ˈearthly adjective
1. of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual. this earthly life. aards, wêrelds أَرْضي земен terrestre pozemský irdisch jordisk; verdslig γήινος, επίγειοςterrenal maine دنیوی؛ خاکی maallinen terrestreארצי सांसारिक zemaljski földi duniawi jarðneskur terreno この世の 세속적인 žemiškas zemes-; pasaulīgs duniawi aardsjordiskziemski مځكنى، دمځكى (داسمانى ضد). terrestre lumesc, pământesc земной pozemský zemeljski ovozemaljski jordisk, världslig สิ่งที่เป็นรูปธรรม และ อยู่บนโลก maddî, dünyevî 世俗的 земний, суєтний دنیوی trần thế 人间的,地球的
2. possible. This gadget has no earthly use. aardse مُمْكِـن възможен possível použitelný denkbar verdens πιθανός que no sirve para nada en absoluto mõeldav ممکن؛ شدنی minkäänlainen aucun אֵין כָּל תוֹעֶלֶת संभावित beskoristan lehetséges; semmi néven nevezendő sama sekali mögulegur nessuno 少しの~もない 이 세상에 있을 수 있는 įmanomas nekam nederīgs tiada gunanya absoluutverdensmożliwy, ewentualny كيدونى، شونى،ممكن possível posibil возможный použiteľný, mysliteľný za rabo stvaran tänkbar เป็นไปได้ mümkün 可能的 можливий محال có thể 可能的
ˈearthenware noun, adjective
(of) a kind of pottery coarser than china. an earthenware dish. erdeware خَزَف، فُخّـار грънци de barro die Steingutware lertøj; lertøjs-; keramik- πήλινος de barro savinõud ظرف سفالین savi- faïence, en faïence כְּלִי חֶרֶס मिट्टी के बर्तन zemljano posuđe agyagedény tembikar leirvara terracotta 土器 (특히 표면이 거친, 광택이 없는 종류의) 도기 moliniai indai; molinis māla trauki; māla- barang tembikar aardewerkkeramikk, steintøy wyroby gliniane, gliniany خاورين لوښى de barro ceramică керамика; керамическии kamenina; kameninový lončena posoda grnčarija เครื่องเคลือบดินเผา çanak çömlek 陶器 гончарні вироби; череп'яний посуд مٹی یا چینی کے برتن đồ đất nung 陶器
ˈearthquake noun
a shaking of the earth's surface. The village was destroyed by an earthquake. aardbewing زِلْزال земетерсение terremoto zemětřesení das Erdbeben jordskælv σεισμόςterremoto maavärin زمین لرزه؛ زلزله maanjäristys tremblement de terre רְעִידַת אֲדָמָה भूकम्प potres földrengés gempa bumi jarðskjálfti terremoto 地震 지진 žemės drebėjimas zemestrīce gempa bumi aardbevingjordskjelvtrzęsienie ziemi زلزله tremor de terra cutremur землетрясение zemetrasenie potres zemljotres jordbävning แผ่นดินไหว deprem 地震 землетрус زلزلہ động đất 地震
ˈearthworm noun
(usually worm) a kind of small animal with a ringed body and no backbone, living in damp earth. erdwurm دودَة أرْض земен червей minhoca žížala der Regenwurm regnorm σκουλήκιlombriz vihmauss کرم خاکی kastemato ver de terreשלשול केंचुआ gujavica, glista földigiliszta cacing tanah ánamaðkur lombrico, verme みみず 지렁이 sliekas slieka cacing tanah aardwormmeitemarkdżdżownica خاورين، بند، دخاورو درم، پټم minhoca râmă земляной червь dážďovka deževnik kišna glista daggmask ไส้เดือน solucan 蚯蚓 дощовий черв'як مختلف حلقوی کیڑوں میں سے کوئی جو نم زمین میں رہتے ہیں giun đất 蚯蚓
on earth
used for emphasis. What on earth are you doing?; the stupidest man on earth. wat op aarde بِحق السَّمـاء! използва се за подсилване (Que) diabo.. proboha; pro všechno na světě auf Erden i alverden; på jorden στο καλό, στον κόσμο (για έμφαση) qué demonios; del mundo pagana pihta, ilma peal برای تشدید معنی بکار می رود ihmeessä, maailman diable, du/au monde לָמָה וָּמדוּע? जोर देने के लिए मुहावरे की तरह उपयोग होता है zaboga, na zemlji mi a csudát...? kata penekanan hvað í fjáranum; á jörðu, í heiminum diavolo, mai; sulla faccia della terra 一体全体 도대체 po galais, pasaulyje (uzsvērumam) ko gan...? ...visā pasaulē sebenarnya ter wereld, in hemelsnaam på jord, i verden u licha, na świecie د معنی په تاکید کی په کر راغلی (Que) diabo... naiba; (de) pe pământ же; на свете preboha; na svete hudirja; na svetu zaboga [vad i] hela världen?, i världen (på jorden) ตอกย้ำ Not: vurguda kullanılır. (用於加強語氣)究竟 вираз для підсилення زرو یا مبالغے کے لۓ مستعمل nhất trái đất (用于加强语气)究竟
run to earth
to find (something or someone) after a long search. He ran his friend to earth in the pub. - na 'n lang soektog vind, - in die hande kry يَعْثُر بعد عَنـاء изравям dar com vyslídit aufstöbern opspore; opsnuse ξετρυπώνω dar con alguien üles leidma پس از جستجو یافتن jäljittää dénicher לִמצוֹא לְאָחַר עָמָל רָב सर्वत्र तालश करके (किसी वस्तु या व्यक्ति को) पाना iskopati nyomára jön menemukan kembali elta uppi og finna scovare 探し当てる 샅샅이 뒤져 찾아내다 surasti atrast kādu menemui opsporenoppspore, finne til sluttznaleźć لتول نه پس پیدا کول dar com a găsi până la urmă разыскать vysliediť iztakniti pronaći äntligen finna, spåra upp พบ buluncaya kadar aramak 鍥而不捨地尋找 вистежувати; виявляти کسی کو بہت تلاش کے بعد پانا tìm thấy sau khi truy xét khắp nơi 经过长时间追查后找到
Perhaps after a short rise it had fallen upon the earth, or even in the Gulf of Mexico-- a fall which the narrowness of the peninsula of Florida would render not impossible.
From the time the law of Copernicus was discovered and proved, the mere recognition of the fact that it was not the sun but the earth that moves sufficed to destroy the whole cosmography of the ancients.
The first sort by thir own suggestion fell, Self-tempted, self-deprav'd: Man falls deceiv'd By the other first: Man therefore shall find grace, The other none: in Mercy and Justice both, Through Heav'n and Earth, so shall my glorie excel, But Mercy first and last shall brightest shine.
I was not asleep, no need for pinching here; my inner consciousness told me as plainly that I was upon Mars as your conscious mind tells you that you are upon Earth. You do not question the fact; neither did I.
Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.
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