Earth

Definition of earth:

part of speech: noun

The matter on the surface of the globe: soil: dry land, as opposed to sea: the world: the people of this world.

part of speech: noun

Soil; dry land; the world.

part of speech: verb

To hide or cause to hide in the earth: to bury.

part of speech: verb

To burrow.

part of speech: noun

The globe or planet on which we live; the solid materials which compose the globe; ground; soil; a region or land; worldly things or interests; the inhabitants of the globe.

Usage examples for earth:

• Why on earth should he? "Captivating Mary Carstairs", Henry Sydnor Harrison.

• What on earth was the thing? "The Red Derelict", Bertram Mitford.

• Was such a thing on earth seen ever? "Faust", Goethe.

• How on earth did she do it? "Charles Rex", Ethel M. Dell.