Plural for 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.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for 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) Plural for a very large sum of money
“The former attendant left the larder nearly empty, and it cost me the earth to stock it!”
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