Dictionary Check: earth

"earth" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 7 points

Definition

noun

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

Example: "the Earth moves around the sun"
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noun

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

Example: "it was hell on earth"
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noun

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

Example: "they dug into the earth outside the church"
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noun

the solid part of the earth's surface

Example: "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
noun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile

noun

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

Example: "they consider the church to be independent of the world"

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