· the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"

Synonym(s): Earth, world, globe

· the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"

Synonym(s): ground

Hypernym(s): material, stuff

· the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

Synonym(s): land, dry_land, ground, solid_ground, terra_firma

Hypernym(s): object, physical_object

· the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth"

Synonym(s): Earth

Hypernym(s): location

· once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Hypernym(s): element

· the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"

Synonym(s): worldly_concern, earthly_concern, world

Hypernym(s): concern

· a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

Synonym(s): ground

Hypernym(s): connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective

· hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Hypernym(s): hide, hide_out

· connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"

Hypernym(s): ground