earth
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The 3rd planet from the sun.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
urthIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɝθ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
“The Earth moves around the sun.”
The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.
The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).
A region of the planet; a land or country.
verb
transitive
To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
transitive
To bury.
uktransitive
To connect electrically to the earth.
Hide in the earth like a hunted animal
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
Used this way, earth is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The Earth moves around the sun.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Word family
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Related to The 3rd planet from the sun.
Of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth.
Any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts.
Any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum.
A small earthquake.
Block with earth, as after a landslide.
A waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum.
Related words
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Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity.
Made of earth (or baked clay).
The outer layer of the Earth.
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