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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Earth \Earth\ ([~e]rth), n. [AS. eor[eth]e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j["o]r[eth], Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a[imac]r[thorn]a, OHG. ero, Gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.] 1. The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits. [1913 Webster] That law preserves the earth a sphere And guides the planets in their course. --S. Rogers. [1913 Webster] In heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land. [1913 Webster] God called the dry land earth. --Gen. i. 10. [1913 Webster] He is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth. [1913 Webster] Give him a little earth for charity. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A part of this globe; a region; a country; land. [1913 Webster] Would I had never trod this English earth. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life. [1913 Webster] Our weary souls by earth beguiled. --Keble. [1913 Webster] 6. The people on the globe. [1913 Webster] The whole earth was of one language. --Gen. xi. 1. [1913 Webster] 7. (Chem.) (a) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria. (b) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta. [1913 Webster] 8. A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] They [ferrets] course the poor conies out of their earths. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 9. (Elec.) The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise. Note: When the resistance of the earth connection is low it is termed a good earth. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Note: Earth is used either adjectively or in combination to form compound words; as, earth apple or earth-apple; earth metal or earth-metal; earth closet or earth-closet. [1913 Webster] {Adamic earth}, {Bitter earth}, {Bog earth}, {Chian earth}, etc. See under {Adamic}, {Bitter}, etc. {Alkaline earths}. See under {Alkaline}. {Earth apple}. (Bot.) (a) A potato. (b) A cucumber. {Earth auger}, a form of auger for boring into the ground; -- called also {earth borer}. {Earth bath}, a bath taken by immersing the naked body in earth for healing purposes. {Earth battery} (Physics), a voltaic battery the elements of which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its moisture. {Earth chestnut}, the pignut. {Earth closet}, a privy or commode provided with dry earth or a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the f[ae]cal discharges. {Earth dog} (Zo["o]l.), a dog that will dig in the earth, or enter holes of foxes, etc. {Earth hog}, {Earth pig} (Zo["o]l.), the aard-vark. {Earth hunger}, an intense desire to own land, or, in the case of nations, to extend their domain. {Earth light} (Astron.), the light reflected by the earth, as upon the moon, and corresponding to moonlight; -- called also {earth shine}. --Sir J. Herschel. {Earth metal}. See 1st {Earth}, 7. (Chem.) {Earth oil}, petroleum. {Earth pillars} or {Earth pyramids} (Geol.), high pillars or pyramids of earth, sometimes capped with a single stone, found in Switzerland. --Lyell. {Earth pitch} (Min.), mineral tar, a kind of asphaltum. {Earth quadrant}, a fourth of the earth's circumference. {Earth table} (Arch.), the lowest course of stones visible in a building; the ground table. {On earth}, an intensive expression, oftenest used in questions and exclamations; as, What on earth shall I do? Nothing on earth will satisfy him. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Earth \Earth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earthed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Earthing}.] 1. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den. "The fox is earthed." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up. [1913 Webster] The miser earths his treasure, and the thief, Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon. --Young. [1913 Webster] Why this in earthing up a carcass? --R. Blair. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Earth \Earth\, v. i. To burrow. --Tickell. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Earth \Earth\, n. [From {Ear} to plow.] A plowing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Such land as ye break up for barley to sow, Two earths at the least, ere ye sow it, bestow. --Tusser. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: Earth n 1: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" [syn: {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" [syn: {earth}, {ground}] 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" [syn: {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" [syn: {Earth}, {earth}] 5: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) 6: the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" [syn: {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) [syn: {ground}, {earth}] v 1: hide in the earth like a hunted animal 2: connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"