EARTH Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word earth. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EARTH
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| ground | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the solid part of the earth's surface • a rational motive for a belief or action • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface • a relation that provides the foundation for something • a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused • a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) • (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting • the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface verb • fix firmly and stably • confine or restrict to the ground • place or put on the ground • instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject • bring to the ground • hit or reach the ground • throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage • (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field. • cover with a primer; apply a primer to • connect to a ground • use as a basis for; found on | ||||||||
| world | nounn | |||||||
noun • everything that exists anywhere • people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest • all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you • the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on • people in general considered as a whole • a part of the earth that can be considered separately • the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife • all of the living human inhabitants of the earth adjective satellite • involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope | ||||||||
| globe | nounn | |||||||
noun • the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on • an object with a spherical shape • a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented | ||||||||
| land | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) • the land on which real estate is located • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • territory over which rule or control is exercised • the solid part of the earth's surface • the territory occupied by a nation • a domain in which something is dominant • extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use • the people who live in a nation or country • a politically organized body of people under a single government • agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life verb • reach or come to rest • cause to come to the ground • bring into a different state • bring ashore • deliver (a blow) • arrive on shore • shoot at and force to come down | ||||||||
| planet | nounn | |||||||
noun • (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction • a person who follows or serves another • any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star | ||||||||
| soil | nounn | |||||||
noun • anything regarded as making something unclean • the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) • the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state verb • make soiled, filthy, or dirty | ||||||||
| midgard | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology | ||||||||
| terra | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea | ||||||||
| dry land | nounn | |||||||
noun • the solid part of the earth's surface | ||||||||
| earthly concern | nounn | |||||||
noun • the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife | ||||||||
| solid ground | ||||||||
noun • the solid part of the earth's surface | ||||||||
| terra firma | nounn | |||||||
noun • the solid part of the earth's surface | ||||||||
| worldly concern | nounn | |||||||
noun • the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife | ||||||||
