(often Earth) the planet on which we live, third in order from the sun
I am a passenger on the spaceship, Earth — R Buckminster Fuller
the people of the planet Earth
areas of land as distinguished from sea and air
the solid ground
the loose powdery material on the surface of the planet, in which plants grow; soil
any dry powdery material, e.g. fuller's earth
the material of which the body consists
earth to earth, ashes to ashes
a metallic oxide formerly classed as an element; see rare earth
chiefly Brit
an electrical connection to the ground
the terminal, e.g. in a plug, for this connection
(the earth) informal a large amount of money
a suit that cost the earth
the lair of a fox, badger, etc
the sphere of mortal or worldly existence as distinguished from spheres of spiritual life: compare heaven, hell
one of the four elements of the alchemists, the others being fire, air, and water
back to reality a sense or recognition of the realities of life, a situation, etc
to go into hiding
used to intensify an interrogative pronoun
Where on earth is it?