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The planet that we live in, where life as we know it exists
“In fact, the earthquake was so powerful that the Earth may have even wobbled on its axis.”
The surface of the world as distinct from the sky or the sea
“I must set my feet firmly on earth and look life in the face.”
The soil in which plants grow
“A hole is either drilled or dug through the surface layers of earth until a water-bearing layer is encountered.”
The underground lair of an animal, such as a badger or fox
“I would premise, however, that I do not credit the oft-repeated story that the fox gets rid of the badger by leaving his evacuations in the badger's earth.”
(figurative) A very large sum of money
“The former attendant left the larder nearly empty, and it cost me the earth to stock it!”
(th environment) The natural world or ecosystem
A stiff, sticky, and fine-grained earth that can be molded when wet
Human beings as a group
A rocky planet orbiting a star, resembling Earth, Mars, or Mercury
The whole world or the universe
The third planet of the Solar System where humans live
“The last few decades of the 20th century saw a renewed interest in mass extinctions and their role in the evolution of life on Earth.”
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