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  • English Word Earnest Definition To use in earnest.
  • English Word Earnest Definition Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.
  • English Word Earnest Definition Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.
  • English Word Earnestful Definition Serious.
  • English Word Earnestly Definition In an earnest manner.
  • English Word Earnestness Definition The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.
  • English Word Earnful Definition Full of anxiety or yearning.
  • English Word Earning Definition of Earn
  • English Word Earning Definition That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.
  • English Word Earnings Definition of Earning
  • English Word Earpick Definition An instrument for removing wax from the ear.
  • English Word Earreach Definition Earshot.
  • English Word Earring Definition An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant.
  • English Word Earsh Definition See Arrish.
  • English Word Earshot Definition Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard.
  • English Word Earshrift Definition A nickname for auricular confession; shrift.
  • English Word Earsore Definition An annoyance to the ear.
  • English Word Earst Definition See Erst.
  • English Word Earth Definition To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
  • English Word Earth Definition The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
  • English Word Earth Definition The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
  • English Word Earth Definition The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.
  • English Word Earth Definition A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
  • English Word Earth Definition Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
  • English Word Earth Definition The people on the globe.
  • English Word Earth Definition Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
  • English Word Earth Definition A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
  • English Word Earth Definition A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
  • English Word Earth Definition To burrow.
  • English Word Earth Definition To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up.