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(1):

(n.) The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.

(2):

(n.) The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.

(3):

(n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.

(4):

(n.) A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.

(5):

(n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.

(6):

(n.) The people on the globe.

(7):

(n.) The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.

(8):

(n.) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.

(9):

(n.) A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.

(10):

(n.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.

(11):

(v. t.) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.

(12):

(v. t.) To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; - sometimes with up.

(13):

(v. i.) To burrow.

(14):

(n.) A plowing.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Earth'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/earth.html. 1828.
 
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