EARTH

Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It is the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the world or the Blue Planet.

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earth

Noun

  1. Soil.
  2. Any general rock-based material.
  3. The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
  4. A connection electrically to the earth ( ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
  5. A fox's home or lair.
  6. The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).
  7. One of the .
  8. One of the .
  9. One of the .

Verb

  1. To connect electrically to the earth.
    That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.
  2. To bury.
  3. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
  4. To burrow.


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