earth
1. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface (Freq. 20)
- they dug into the earth outside the church
• Syn:
ground
• Derivationally related forms:
earthy
• Hypernyms:
material, stuff
• Hyponyms:
moraine, diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr, saprolite,
soil, dirt
2. the solid part of the earth's surface (Freq. 20)
- 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, ground, solid ground, terra firma
• Derivationally related forms:
ground (for: ground), land (for: land)
• Hypernyms:
object, physical object
• Hyponyms:
archipelago, beachfront, cape, ness, coastal plain,
floor, foreland, forest, woodland, timberland, timber,
island, isthmus, landmass, land mass, mainland, neck,
neck, peninsula, plain, field, champaign,
slash, wonderland
• Instance Hyponyms:
America
• Part Holonyms:
Earth, world, globe
3. the 3rd planet from the sun;
the planet we live on
- the Earth moves around the sun
- he sailed around the world
• Syn:
Earth, world, globe
• Derivationally related forms:
global (for: globe), earthling, earthling (for: Earth)
• Instance Hypernyms:
terrestrial planet
• Member Holonyms:
solar system
• Part Meronyms:
atmosphere, air, hemisphere, Van Allen belt, hydrosphere,
land, dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, lithosphere,
geosphere, sky
4. the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
- it was hell on earth
• Syn:
Earth
• Derivationally related forms:
earthly, earthly (for: Earth)
• Hypernyms:
location
5. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
• Usage Domain:
archaism, archaicism
• Hypernyms:
element
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
• Derivationally related forms:
worldly (for: world)
• Hypernyms:
concern
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
• Derivationally related forms:
ground (for: ground)
• Topics:
electricity
• Hypernyms:
connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
1. hide in the earth like a hunted animal
• Hypernyms:
hide, hide out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. connect to the earth
- earth the circuit
• Derivationally related forms:
earthing
• Hypernyms:
ground
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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