Meaning of earth In English

• 0 the planet third in order of distance from the sun, between Venus and Mars; the world on which we live:

  • The earth takes approximately 3651/4 days to go round the sun.

  • The circus has been described as the greatest show on earth (= in the world).

  • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called "rocky planets".

• 1 the land surface of the world rather than the sky or sea:

  • The earth was shaking and people rushed out of their houses in panic.

  • He had enjoyed the voyage but was happy to feel the earth beneath his feet once more.

  • The ploughed earth looked rich and dark and fertile.

• 2 a wire that makes a connection between a piece of electrical equipment and the ground, so the user is protected from feeling an electric shock if the equipment develops a fault

• 3 a hole in the ground where an animal such as a fox lives

• 4 to put an earth (= wire) between a piece of electrical equipment and the ground:

  • You could get a nasty shock from that water heater if it isn't earthed properly.

• 5 the planet third in order of distance from the sun, after Venus and before Mars; the world on which we live:

  • Earth looks incredibly beautiful from space.

  • His trainer called him the greatest boxer on earth (= in the world).

• 6 the loose substance of which a large part of the surface of the ground is made, and in which plants can grow; the land surface of the earth rather than the sky or sea:

  • The plowed earth looked dark and fertile.