What is the meaning of Earth?

noun

• The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on.
  • usage: "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
  • synonyms: world, globe
• The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface.
  • usage: "they dug into the earth outside the church"
  • synonyms: ground
• The solid part of the earth's surface.
  • usage: "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
  • synonyms: land, dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma
• The abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell. )
  • usage: "it was hell on earth"
• Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles. )
• The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife.
  • usage: "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
  • synonyms: worldly concern, earthly concern, world
• A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage.
  • synonyms: ground

verb

• Hide in the earth like a hunted animal.
• Connect to the earth.
  • usage: "earth the circuit"