Definitions for the word "earth" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
The people on the globe.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. v. t.
To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. v. i.
To burrow.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
A plowing.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. n.
1 a (also earth) the planet on which we live. B land and sea, as distinct from sky. 2 a the ground (fell to earth). B soil, mould. 3 relig. This world, as distinct from heaven or hell. 4 connection to the earth as the completion of an electrical circuit. 5 hole of a fox etc. 6 (prec. By the) colloq. Huge sum; everything (cost the earth; want the earth). v. 1 cover (plant-roots) with earth. 2 connect (an electrical circuit) to the earth. come back (or down) to earth return to realities. Gone to earth in hiding. On earth colloq. Existing anywhere; emphatically (the happiest man on earth; looked like nothing on earth; what on earth have you done?). Run to earth find after a long search. earthward adj. & adv. Earthwards adv. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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