Definition of earth

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Earth (n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits..

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Chatty :: Chatty (n.) A porous earthen pot used in India for cooling water, etc..
Year :: Year (n.) The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissext
Ingathering :: Ingathering (n.) The act or business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth; harvest..
Chiliast :: Chiliast (n.) One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a milllenarian.
Bog :: Bog (n.) A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp..
Oligochaeta :: Oligochaeta (n. pl.) An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species.
Tamp :: Tamp (v. t.) To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place..
Millennium :: Millennium (n.) A thousand years; especially, the thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, during which holiness is to be triumphant throughout the world. Some believe that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in person with his saints..
Horizon :: Horizon (n.) The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky.
Lava :: Lava (n.) The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its top or fissured sides. It flows out in streams sometimes miles in length. It also issues from fissures in the earth's surface, and forms beds covering many square miles, as in the Northwestern United States..
Earthworm :: Earthworm (n.) A mean, sordid person; a niggard..
Mug :: Mug (n.) A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip..
Deterration :: Deterration (n.) The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; a taking out of the earth or ground.
Nation :: Nation (n.) A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock..
Extract :: Extract (v. t.) To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger..
Rockery :: Rockery (n.) A mound formed of fragments of rock, earth, etc., and set with plants..
Embank :: Embank (v. t.) To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.
Earth :: Earth (n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life..
World :: World (n.) The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind..
Chthonophagy :: Chthonophagy (n.) A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States, the West Indies, etc..
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