earth

Sense 1 noun

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

the Earth moves around the sun

Sense 2 verb

hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Sense 3 noun

the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

they dug into the earth outside the church

Sense 4 verb

connect to the earth

earth the circuit

Sense 5 noun

the solid part of the earth's surface

the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land

Sense 6 noun

the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)

it was hell on earth

Sense 7 noun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Sense 8 noun

the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

they consider the church to be independent of the world

Sense 9 noun

a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)