EARTH
/ɜːθ/
8
Scrabble
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WWF
E(1) A(1) R(1) T(1) H(4)
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Definition
/ɜːθ/
proper noun
- The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
- The personification of the Earth or earth, as a fertile woman or goddess.
noun
- Soil.“This is good earth for growing potatoes.”
- Any general rock-based material.“She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.”
- The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).“Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.”
- A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
- The lair (as a hole on the ground) of an animal such as fox.
verb
- To connect electrically to the earth.“That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.”
- To bury.
- To burrow.
Source: Wiktionary
