earth
Cross references:
1. heaven 2. hell 3. planet
1. earth \'*rth\ n [ME erthe, fr. OE eorthe; akin to OHG erda earth, Gk
eraze] to the ground 1: the fragmental material composing part of the
surface of the globe; e sp : cultivable soil 2: the sphere of mortal life
as distinguished from spheres of spirit life 3a: areas of land as
distinguished from sea and air 3b: the solid footing formed of soil :
GROUND often cap 4: the planet upon which we live, third in order of
distance from the sun 5a: the people of the planet Earth 5b: the mortal
body of man 5c: the pursuits and interests and pleasures of earthly life
as distinguish ed from spiritual concerns 6: the lair of a burrowing animal
7: a difficultly reducible metallic oxide (as alumina) formerly classed as
an elementch man thinks of himself as living. EARTH is the usual
designation of the material global body, the planet of the sun, but it
often means the immediate scene of present existence in contrast to the
unastronomical regions heaven and hell; WORLD is often used as equal to
EARTH, but may apply to the whole space present to experience including the
earth and all visible celestial bodies; UNIVERSE denotes the entire system
of created things and physical phenomena regarded as a unit in its
arrangement and operation : among many possibilities - used as an intensive
- on earth SYN syn EARTH, WORLD, UNIVERSE mean the entire area in whi
2. earth vt 1: to drive to hiding in the earth 2: to draw soil about
(plants) of a hunted animal : to hide in the ground