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Definition: Meaning of, earth in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əːθ /

  • noun
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earth earths
  1. world also Earth [singular, uncountable] the PLANET that we live on
    1. The Earth takes about one whole year to go around the sun.
    2. The Earth is the only planet where life is possible.
    SYNONYM
    Planet, Globe, World, Cosmos
    ANTONYM
    N/A (Star)
  2. soil [uncountable] the substance that plants grow in [=  soil]
    1. The earth on the top of the mountain is more fertile than the earth down here.
    2. All you need to do is sow the seed deep in the earth, water is regularly and watch it grow.
    SYNONYM
    Soil, clay, land, mud, dirt, dust, gravel, subsoil, firma, cod, mold
    ANTONYM
    n/a (water)
  3. land [uncountable] the hard surface of the world, as opposed to the sea or air [=  ground]
    1. The piece of earth that I am standing on right now belongs to my father.
    2. The earth shook as the plane did the rough emergency landing
    3. I thought I was drowning when suddenly my feet hit the earth.
    SYNONYM
    Terra Firma, land, ground, dust, soil, zone
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  4. what/why/how etc on earth ...? spoken used to ask a question when you are very surprised or angry
    1. Why on earth would I want to buy this house when a similar house two streets down is costing half the amount?
    2. Where on earth have you been, I have been calling all day?
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  5. cost/pay/charge the earth informal to cost etc a very large amount of money
    1. I love the new model of this car and its features are out of this world, but this will probably cost me the earth.
    SYNONYM
    Expensive, steep, Lavish, truck load of money, bags full of money, big buck, bomb, bundle, fortune, cost an arm and a leg
    ANTONYM
    Peanuts, pocket money, allowance, meager amount, mite, petty cash,
  6. the biggest/tallest/most expensive etc ... on earth the biggest etc example of something that exists
    1. I am pretty sure the tallest building on earth is the Eiffel tower.
    2. Today the way you fought I can easily call you the bravest man on earth.
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  7. religion [uncountable] used in religion to refer to the time when people are alive as opposed to being in HEAVEN or HELL
    1. “Your time on earth is a test”, said the priest
    2. His time on earth was up and angels are took him to his final abode.
    SYNONYM
    Life
    ANTONYM
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  8. come back/down to earth (with a bump) to stop behaving or living in a way that is not practical
    1. Our politicians should come back on earth and stop making unrealistic promises to get votes
    2. My cousin wants to climb up K2 all alone, I think she should come down to earth and give up this death wish
    SYNONYM
    Become realistic, Think logical
    ANTONYM
    Wishful thinking, grand plans, unachievable things
  9. no ... /nothing on earth used to emphasize that you mean nothing at all
    1. I only said it during the heated discussion actually it means nothing on earth.
    2. She keeps on insulting him and then says these insults means nothing on earth.
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  10. look/feel etc like nothing on earth British English to look or feel very strange
    1. This jacket is so warm and yet nothing on earth feels as soft.
    2. My village is so beautiful you have seen nothing like this before on earth.
    SYNONYM
    Incomparable, out of this world, alien, strange, uncanny, weird, eerie, creepy
    ANTONYM
    Ordinary, commonplace, normal, everyday, regular, average, usual, typical, run of the mill
  11. electricity [countable usually singular] British English a wire that makes a piece of electrical equipment safe by connecting it with the ground [=  ground American English]
    1. My electrical oven was giving shocks so I had to earth it.
    2. If you have to walk on a ground where you face risk of electrocution, then hold something that helps earth your body.
    SYNONYM
    Neutralize, offset, diffuse
    ANTONYM
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  12. animal's home [countable] the hole where a wild animal such as a FOX lives [↪  den, lair]
    1. Many animals, like rabbits, badgers and hare, dig into the earth to make their homes
    2. Looks like that the hole in the earth is dug by ants.
    SYNONYM
    Burrows, hideaways, dens, warrens hole in the ground, pit, gorge, setts, liar, den, rabbit hole
    ANTONYM
    N/A or, nests
  13. go to earth British English to hide in order to escape from someone who is chasing you [=  go to ground]
    1. He had to go to earth, because the police caught up with his current address.
    2. After the grand theft, the robbers went to earth.
    SYNONYM
    Hideout, Refuge, Haven, asylum, refuge, safe haven, sanctuary
    ANTONYM
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  14. run somebody/something to earth British English to find someone, especially by looking in many places
    1. I finally found my friend in the lobby after I ran her to earth.
    2. The singer was run to earth by the paparazzi till they found him in his mansion in Paris.
    SYNONYM
    Come across, find, locate, look for, Search
    ANTONYM
    Lose, misplace, drop, forget
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
earth earthed earthed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
earthing earths
[transitive]
  1. British English to make electrical equipment safe by connecting it to the ground with a wire [=  ground American English]
    1. After I earth it, the equipment will be shock proof
    2. I told my mechanic to earth it properly and he didn’t. The whole thing blew up as a result of that.
    SYNONYM
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earth used in phrases

  • Earth Summit
    1. a large international meeting held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 1992, at which the leaders of the countries of the United Nations discussed ways of protecting the environment and preserving the Earth's BIODIVERSITY (= all the different plants and animals on the Earth) . It is sometimes also called the Rio Summit .
  • Earth's crust (noun)
    1. the outer layer of the Earth
  • Earth's surface (noun)
    1. the outermost level of the land or sea
  • Earth-received time (noun)
    1. the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth
  • Flat Earth Society, the
    1. an organization which believes that the Earth is flat and that science cannot be trusted. People sometimes mention its name when they are talking about someone whose ideas are impractical or unscientific.
  • Friends of the Earth
    1. an international organization that tries to influence people and governments to protect the environment
  • Mother Earth (noun)
    1. the world, considered as the place or thing from which all life comes
  • Organisation of the Oppressed on Earth (noun)
    1. a Shiite Islamic political and paramilitary organization based in Lebanon
  • Organization of the Oppressed on Earth (noun)
    1. a Shiite Islamic political and paramilitary organization based in Lebanon
  • alkaline earth (noun)
    1. calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium or beryllium any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table
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earth used in phrasal verbs

  • earth up (phrasal verb)
    1. to put soil around a plant in order to protect it or to help it to grow
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