A Quick and Simple Dictionary

earth

1. Proper noun.  The third planet in order from the Sun, upon which humans live. Represented in astronomy and astrology by ♁ and ⊕.
2. Proper noun.  Our planet, third out from the Sun; see main entry Earth.
3. Noun.  (uncountable) Soil.
4. Noun.  (uncountable) Any general rock-based material.
5. Noun.  The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
6. Noun.  (British) A connection electrically to the ''earth'' (''US'' ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
7. Noun.  A fox's home or lair.
8. Noun.  The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).
9. Noun.  (alchemy) One of the four basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
10. Noun.  (India, and) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
11. Noun.  (context, Taoist) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Five Elements).
12. Verb.  (British) To connect electrically to the ''earth''.
13. Verb.  To bury.