| earth (ûrth) n. 1. a. The land surface of the world. 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 million kilometers (92.96 million miles), an axial rotation period of 23 hours 56.07 minutes, an average radius of 6,378 kilometers (3,963 miles), and a mass of approximately 5.974 × 1024 kilograms (1.317 × 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. Idiom: To burrow or hide in the ground. Used of a hunted animal. on earth Among all the possibilities: Why on earth did you put on that outfit? [Middle English erthe, from Old English eorthe; see er-2 in Indo-European roots.] |   cutaway of earth |
earth
Noun
1. (sometimes cap) the planet that we live on, the third planet from the sun, the only one on which life is known to exist Related adjective terrestrial
2. the part of the surface of this planet that is not water
3. the soil in which plants grow
4. the hole in which a fox lives
5. a wire in a piece of electrical equipment through which electricity can escape into the ground if a fault develops
6. come down to earth to return to reality from a daydream or fantasy
7. on earth used for emphasis: what on earth happened?
Verb
to fit (a piece of electrical equipment) with an earth [Old English eorthe]
| Earth (ûrth) 1. The third planet from the Sun and the densest planet in the solar system. Earth is a terrestrial or inner planet consisting of a thin outer crust, an intermediate mantle, and a dense inner core. It has an atmosphere composed primarily of nitrogen and oxygen and is the only planet on which water in liquid form exists, covering more than 70 percent of its surface. It is also the only planet on which life is known to have evolved, occupying the relatively thin region of water, land, and air known as the biosphere. Earth has a single, relatively large natural satellite, the Moon. See more at atmospherecorecrustmantle See Table at solar system. 2. earth 3. Electricity See ground. |
Earth
that part of the earth’s surface where most forms of life exist, specifically those parts where there is water or atmosphere.
having to do with the underworld.
a hollow glass globe for depicting the position of the earth in relation to the fixed stars at a given time.
the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. — diastrophe, n. — diastrophic, adj.
the vertical movement or tilting of the earth’s crust, affecting broad expanses of continents. — epeirogenic, epeirogenetic, adj.
the branch of geology that describes the past in terms of geologic rather than human time. — geochronologist, n. — geochronologic, geochronological, adj.
the science of the forces at work within the earth. — geodynamic, adj.
a theory or science about the formation of the earth. — geogonic, adj.
Rare. worship of the things of the earth or of the earth itself.
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 tendency of organisms, under the influence of gravity, to be symmetrical. — geomalic, adj.
a form of divination that analyzes the pattern of a handful of earth thrown down at random or dots made at random on paper. — geomancer, n.
the branch of geology that studies the form of the earth’s surface. — geomorphologist, n. — geomorphologic, geomorphological, adj.
the eating of earthy matter, especially clay or chalk. — geophagist, n. — geophagous, adj.
a large globe or sphere in which a spectator can stand and view a representation of the earth’s surface.
an instrument for measuring the inclination or dip of the earth’s magnetic force.
the science of explaining the minerals of which the earth is composed, their origins, and the cause of their form and arrangement.
the solid part of the earth, as contrasted with the atmosphere and hydrosphere.
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.
the formation of a flat or level surface by the process of erosion.
Rare a person who believes that the earth is round.
a dweller on the earth. Also tellurian.
Earth all people on the globe, 1549; a group of foxes, 1575.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  earth - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe 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" diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr - a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material saprolite - a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place | |
| 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"object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water beachfront - a strip of land running along a beach coastal plain - a plain adjacent to a coast earth, globe, world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" floor - the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor" foreland - land forming the forward margin of something island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water isthmus - a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas mainland - the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula neck - a narrow elongated projecting strip of land oxbow - the land inside an oxbow bend in a river 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" location - a point or extent in space | |
| 5. | earth - once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression 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" concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" | |
| 7. | earth - a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) 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 |
| 2. | earth - connect to the earth; "earth the circuit" ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" |
earth
Translations
earth
n earth [əːð]
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 Země Jorden; jordkloden; verden die Erde γη tierra maa کره زمین maa terre כַּדוּר הָאָרֶץ पृथ्वी Zemlja a Föld bumi jörðin terra 地球 지구 Žemė Zeme; zemeslode planet bumi aarde jorda, jordkloden, verden ziemia terra pământ Земля Zem zemlja Zemlja jord[] 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 země Jorden die Erde γη tierra maa جهان خاکی maa terre אָרֶץ मिट्टी zemlja föld dunia jörð terra 地上 이승, 속세 žemė zeme dunia aarde jord ziemia terra pământ, lumea pământească земля zem zemlja zemlja jord โลก dünya 人間 земля فرش خاک ، آسمان کے بالمقابل trần gian 地
3 soil Fill the plant-pot with earth. grond تُراب почва zemina jord die Erde χώμα tierra muld خاک multa terre אֲדָמָה दूषित करना zemlja, tlo föld, talaj tanah mold terra 土 흙, 토양 žemė zeme, augsne tanah aarde jord, mold ziemia 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 země landjord; land; jordbund die Erde γη, στερια tierra maa زمین maa terre יַבָּשָׁה शुष्क भूमि zemlja, kopno szárazföld daratan land terra 陸地 대지 žemė cietzeme tanah aarde jord, land ziemia terra pământ земля, суша zem, pevnina kopno kopno mark[] ผืนดิน yer, yeryüzü 陸地 суша خشکی ، زمین mặt đất 陆地
5 a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox. gat, holte وَجْر ، وِجـار дупка nora hule; grav der (Fuchs)Bau φωλιά, τρύπα madriguera (rebase)urg لانه زیرزمینی kolo tanière מִרבַּץ मांद brlog, jazbina odú liang greni tana 巣穴 굴 ola (zvēra) ala lubang binatang hol hi, hule nora 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 uzemnění jordforbindelse; jordledning die Erdung γείωση tierra maandus, maandusjuhe اتصال زمینی maadoitus, maadoitusjohto terre אַרקָה अर्थिग का तार uzemljenje föld(elés) arde jarðtenging terra アース 어스, 접지(接地) įžeminimas iezemējums litar bumi aardverbinding jording(skabel) uziemienie terra заземление uzemnenie ozemljitev uzemljenje jordkontakt, -ledning สายดิน toprak hattı 接地(線) заземлення ارضی تار dây tiếp đất ［电］接地
v
to connect to earth electrically Is your washing-machine properly earthed? geaard يوصِل السِّلك الأرضي заземявам uzemnit jordforbinde erden γειώνω conectar a tierra maandama اتصال زمینی داشتن maadoittaa à la mettre terre הָאַרָקָה अर्थिग का तार जोड़ना uzemljiti földel diberi arde jarðtengja mettere a terra アースする 접지하다 įžeminti iezemēt terbumi aarden jorde uziemić ligar à terra заземлять uzemniť ozemljiti uzemljiti jorda ต่อสายดิน topraklamak (電)接地 заземляти تار کے ذریعہ زمین سے جوڑنا tiếp đất 接地
adj earthen
(of a floor etc) made of earth. grond, kleivloer تُرابي земен hliněný jord-; keramik- irden χωμάτινος de tierra muld-, savi- گلی؛ خاکی maa-, savi- 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 aarden jord-, leir(e)-, keramikk- gliniany térreo de/din lut земляной hlinený prsten zemljani jord-, ler- ซึ่งประกอบด้วยดิน; ซึ่งทำด้วยดินเหนียวที่เผาแล้ว toprak(tan yapılmış) 泥土做的 земляний; глиняний مٹی کا بنا làm bằng đất 泥土做的
adj earthly
1 of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual this earthly life. aards, wêrelds أَرْضي земен pozemský jordisk; verdslig irdisch γήινος, επίγειος terrenal maine دنیوی؛ خاکی maallinen terrestre אָרצִי सांसारिक zemaljski földi duniawi jarðneskur terreno この世の 현세의, 지상의 žemiškas zemes-; pasaulīgs duniawi aards jordisk ziemski terrestre lumesc, pământesc земной pozemský zemeljski ovozemaljski jordisk, världslig สิ่งที่เป็นรูปธรรม และ อยู่บนโลก maddî, dünyevî 世俗的 земний, суєтний دنیوی trần thế 地球的
2 possible This gadget has no earthly use. aardse مُمْكِـن възможен použitelný verdens denkbar πιθανός nada en absoluto que no sirve para mõeldav ممکن؛ شدنی mahdollinen 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, 전혀 įmanomas nekam nederīgs tiada gunanya absoluut verdens możliwy, ewentualny possível posibil возможный použiteľný, mysliteľný za rabo stvaran tänkbar เป็นไปได้ mümkün 可能的 можливий محال có thể 可能的
n / adj earthenware
(of) a kind of pottery coarser than china an earthenware dish. erdeware خَزَف، فُخّـار грънци lertøj; lertøjs-; keramik- die Steingutware πήλινος de barro savinõud ظرف سفالین keramiikka faïence, en faïence כְּלִי חֶרֶס मिट्टी के बर्तन zemljano posuđe agyagedény tembikar leirvara terracotta 土器 토기 moliniai indai; molinis māla trauki; māla- barang tembikar aardewerk keramikk, steintøy wyroby gliniane, gliniany de barro ceramică керамика; керамический 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
n earthquake
a shaking of the earth's surface The village was destroyed by an earthquake. aardbewing زِلْزال земетерсение zemětřesení jordskælv das Erdbeben σεισμός terremoto 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 aardbeving jordskjelv trzęsienie ziemi tremor de terra cutremur землетрясение zemetrasenie potres zemljotres jordbävning แผ่นดินไหว deprem 地震 землетрус زلزلہ động đất 地震
n earthworm
(usuallyworm) a kind of small animal with a ringed body and no backbone, living in damp earth. erdwurm دودَة أرْض земен червей žížala regnorm der Regenwurm σκουλήκι lombriz vihmauss کرم خاکی kastemato ver de terre שִׁלשׁוּל केंचुआ gujavica, glista földigiliszta cacing tanah ánamaðkur lombrico, verme みみず 지렁이 sliekas slieka cacing tanah aardworm meitemark dżdżownica 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 proboha; pro všechno na světě i alverden; på jorden auf Erden στο καλό, στον κόσμο (για έμφαση) qué demonios; del mundo pagana pihta, ilma peal برای تشدید معنی بکار می رود ihmettä, 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(a), i (all) verden u licha, na świecie (Que) diabo... naiba; (de) pe pământ же; на свете preboha; na svete hudirja; na svetu zaboga [] 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 vyslídit opspore; opsnuse aufstöbern ξετρυπώνω dar con alguien üles leidma پس از جستجو یافتن löytää 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 찾아내다, 밝혀내다 surasti atrast kādu menemui opsporen oppspore, til slutt finne znaleźć (po długim szukaniu) dar com a găsi până la urmă разыскать vysliediť iztakniti pronaći äntligen finna, spåra upp ตามหาคนหรือสิ่งของเป็นเวลานาน buluncaya kadar aramak 經過長時間追查後找到 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
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