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earth

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  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