| query | The e____ is the land surface on which we live and move about.The earth is the land surface on which we live and move about. The earth shook and the walls of neighbouring houses fell around them. |
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| word | earth |
| full-definition | noun Earth or the Earth is the planet on which we live. People usually say Earth when they are referring to the planet as part of the universe, and the Earth when they are talking about the planet as the place where we live. The space shuttle returned safely to Earth. ...a fault in the Earth's crust. The earth is the land surface on which we live and move about. The earth shook and the walls of neighbouring houses fell around them. Earth is the substance on the land surface of the earth, for example clay or sand, in which plants grow. The road winds for miles through parched earth, scrub and cactus. They will revert to tilling the earth in an old-fashioned way. An earth is a hole in the ground in which an animal such as a fox lives. The earth in an electric plug or piece of electrical equipment is the wire through which electricity can pass into the ground, which makes the equipment safe if something goes wrong with it. The earth wire was not connected. Light fittings with metal parts should always be earthed. |
| inflections | earthsearthed |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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