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- English Word Earth Definition To burrow.
- English Word Earth Definition To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up.
- English Word Earth Definition To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
- English Word Earth Definition A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
- English Word Earth Definition A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
- English Word Earth Definition Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
- English Word Earth Definition The people on the globe.
- 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 The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
- 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 Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
- English Word Earth flax Definition A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.
- English Word Earth shine Definition See Earth light, under Earth.
- English Word Earth-tongue Definition A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.
- English Word Earthbag Definition A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a parapet.
- English Word Earthbank Definition A bank or mound of earth.
- English Word Earthboard Definition The part of a plow, or other implement, that turns over the earth; the moldboard.
- English Word Earthborn Definition Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.
- English Word Earthborn Definition Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects.
- English Word Earthbred Definition Low; grovelling; vulgar.