TELLUS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word tellus. (close relations)
Definition of TELLUS
Best Alternative Words for TELLUS
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| earth | nounn | |||||||
noun • the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on • the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on • the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell) • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface • the solid part of the earth's surface • the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell) • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile • the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife • a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) verb • hide in the earth like a hunted animal • connect to the earth | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| terra | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea | ||||||||
