earth
earth is a 5-letter English word with 22 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. 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.
- noun. The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
- noun. The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.
- noun. A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
- noun. Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
- noun. The people on the globe.
- noun. Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
- noun. A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
- noun. A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
- transitive verb. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
- transitive verb. To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up.
- intransitive verb. To burrow.
- noun. A plowing.
- noun. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- noun. the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
"they consider the church to be independent of the world"
- noun. the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
"it was hell on earth"
- noun. the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
"the Earth moves around the sun"
"he sailed around the world"
- noun. the solid part of the earth's surface
"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
"the earth shook for several minutes"
- noun. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
"they dug into the earth outside the church"
- noun. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
- verb. connect to the earth
"earth the circuit"
- verb. hide in the earth like a hunted animal
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Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in earth:
harte, hater, heart, herat, rathe
Common word forms
earths, earthed, earthen, earthly, earthing, earthless
Words from these letters
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