Earth
noun
The planet we live on, third from the sun.
The earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
Often appears as...
- save the earth
- down to earth
noun
The land surface of the world, excluding the sea and the sky.
The earthquake shook the earth.
Often appears as...
- earth tremor
- earth floor
noun
Soil or dirt.
The earth in my garden is full of nutrients.
Often appears as...
- earth worm
- earth mound
verb
To connect electric apparatus with the ground.
Always earth your electrical equipment.
Often appears as...
- earth wire
- earth conductor
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To bury something in the ground.
He earthed up the potatoes to keep them warm over winter.
Often appears as...
- earth up
- earth over
noun
One of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy, representing substances that are solid and heavy.
In ancient times, earth was considered one of the four elements along with water, air and fire.
Often appears as...
- earth element
- earth symbol
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The planet we live on, third from the sun.
The earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
Often appears as...
- save the earth
- down to earth
noun
The land surface of the world, excluding the sea and the sky.
The earthquake shook the earth.
Often appears as...
- earth tremor
- earth floor
noun
Soil or dirt.
The earth in my garden is full of nutrients.
Often appears as...
- earth worm
- earth mound
verb
To connect electric apparatus with the ground.
Always earth your electrical equipment.
Often appears as...
- earth wire
- earth conductor
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To bury something in the ground.
He earthed up the potatoes to keep them warm over winter.
Often appears as...
- earth up
- earth over
noun
One of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy, representing substances that are solid and heavy.
In ancient times, earth was considered one of the four elements along with water, air and fire.
Often appears as...
- earth element
- earth symbol
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Astronomical Object
Used to refer specifically to the planet we inhabit, not just any planet.
Scientists search space for conditions like those on earth.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
Can be used figuratively to mean the human world or all of nature.
We must protect the earth for future generations.
Pro Tip 3/3Capitalization Varies
Capitalized as 'Earth' when specifically discussing the planet, lowercase otherwise.
Astronauts saw Earth from space.
Pro Tip 1/3Astronomical Object
Used to refer specifically to the planet we inhabit, not just any planet.
Scientists search space for conditions like those on earth.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
Can be used figuratively to mean the human world or all of nature.
We must protect the earth for future generations.
Pro Tip 3/3Capitalization Varies
Capitalized as 'Earth' when specifically discussing the planet, lowercase otherwise.
Astronauts saw Earth from space.
Pro Tip 1/3Astronomical Object
Used to refer specifically to the planet we inhabit, not just any planet.
Scientists search space for conditions like those on earth.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
Can be used figuratively to mean the human world or all of nature.
We must protect the earth for future generations.
Pro Tip 3/3Capitalization Varies
Capitalized as 'Earth' when specifically discussing the planet, lowercase otherwise.
Astronauts saw Earth from space.
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Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
books as being the largest land predator on earth so this gargantuan skull must surely come from some prehistoric dinosaur a saber-toothed cat perhaps well actually this super giant is anything but extinct in fact they're increasing in number they're said to be
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The incredible history...
workers and government officials, and various exotic animals, indicating that Emperor Qin had more plans for the afterlife than simply waging war. All the figurines are sculpted from terracotta, or baked earth, a type of reddish brown clay.
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How an Arctic Squirrel...
An arctic ground squirrel. He spends his entire winter asleep. Out like a light for eight months straight the longest, deepest hibernation of any animal on earth. This extreme lifestyle can only be seen using a special filming burrow.
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
feed on Deborah's collected on the ground recycling dead waste which becomes new soil making them vital for the Savannah ecosystem the open grasslands of Africa are one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth they support millions of
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Understanding asteroids...
up like you see in the movies instead we're going to deflect them will launch some spacecraft that will push or pull the asteroids into a different orbit so that they're no longer on a path to impact earth within enough advanced
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NASA Trailblazer:...
an amazing african-american female mathematician who changed the world because of catherine and nasa we've embraced that diversity of thought only improves our capacity to make change both in outer space and here on earth
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Tom Shannon's...
going to a college campus, and then being used as a way of talking about the earth sciences, the world, the situation of the globe. The default image on the object would probably be a high-resolution Earth image.
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Fire and Feast PIPE A...
its life-giving rays take just eight minutes to reach us striking the earth head-on at the equator it's here that they deliver the most intense solar energy on the planet enabling life to flourish
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The Unsinkable Lizard PIPE...
without it there would be no life on earth powered by the sun our weather moves water around the planet linking the earth skies oceans and lands into one thriving living system
Video examples
Kilauea Volcano Eruption...
no life we can't control volcanoes but they're vital for all living things on planet earth
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
books as being the largest land predator on earth so this gargantuan skull must surely come from some prehistoric dinosaur a saber-toothed cat perhaps well actually this super giant is anything but extinct in fact they're increasing in number they're said to be
Video examples
The incredible history...
workers and government officials, and various exotic animals, indicating that Emperor Qin had more plans for the afterlife than simply waging war. All the figurines are sculpted from terracotta, or baked earth, a type of reddish brown clay.
Video examples
How an Arctic Squirrel...
An arctic ground squirrel. He spends his entire winter asleep. Out like a light for eight months straight the longest, deepest hibernation of any animal on earth. This extreme lifestyle can only be seen using a special filming burrow.
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
feed on Deborah's collected on the ground recycling dead waste which becomes new soil making them vital for the Savannah ecosystem the open grasslands of Africa are one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth they support millions of
Video examples
Understanding asteroids...
up like you see in the movies instead we're going to deflect them will launch some spacecraft that will push or pull the asteroids into a different orbit so that they're no longer on a path to impact earth within enough advanced
Video examples
NASA Trailblazer:...
an amazing african-american female mathematician who changed the world because of catherine and nasa we've embraced that diversity of thought only improves our capacity to make change both in outer space and here on earth
Video examples
Tom Shannon's...
going to a college campus, and then being used as a way of talking about the earth sciences, the world, the situation of the globe. The default image on the object would probably be a high-resolution Earth image.
Video examples
Fire and Feast PIPE A...
its life-giving rays take just eight minutes to reach us striking the earth head-on at the equator it's here that they deliver the most intense solar energy on the planet enabling life to flourish
Video examples
The Unsinkable Lizard PIPE...
without it there would be no life on earth powered by the sun our weather moves water around the planet linking the earth skies oceans and lands into one thriving living system
Video examples
Kilauea Volcano Eruption...
no life we can't control volcanoes but they're vital for all living things on planet earth
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Quote examples
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
If you can feel that Mother Earth is in you, and you are Mother Earth, then you are not any longer afraid to die because the earth is not dying. Like a wave appears and disappears and appears again.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
There is nothing on earth that could ever make me want to relive certain years of my life when I was young.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
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W. H. Auden
English Poet
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
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John Keats
English Poet
Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
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Thomas Merton
American Author
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.
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Zhuangzi
Chinese Philosopher
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
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Tristan Thompson
Canadian Athlete
I'm a green guy, the earth is important to me.
Quote examples
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
If you can feel that Mother Earth is in you, and you are Mother Earth, then you are not any longer afraid to die because the earth is not dying. Like a wave appears and disappears and appears again.
Quote examples
Plato
Greek Philosopher
We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.
Quote examples
Thomas Jefferson
American President
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Quote examples
Johnny Depp
American Actor
There is nothing on earth that could ever make me want to relive certain years of my life when I was young.
Quote examples
Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.
Quote examples
W. H. Auden
English Poet
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
Quote examples
John Keats
English Poet
Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
Quote examples
Thomas Merton
American Author
Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his soul.
Quote examples
Zhuangzi
Chinese Philosopher
Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth.
Quote examples
Tristan Thompson
Canadian Athlete
I'm a green guy, the earth is important to me.
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