Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: earth, earthly_concern

'earth'

[earth.n.01] as in: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

Examples:
the Earth moves around the sun
he sailed around the world

'earth'

[earth.n.02] as in: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

Examples:
they dug into the earth outside the church

'earth'

[land.n.04] as in: the solid part of the earth's surface

Examples:
the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
the earth shook for several minutes
he dropped the logs on the ground

'earth'

[earth.n.04] as in: the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)

Examples:
it was hell on earth

'earth'

[earth.n.05] as in: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

'earth'

[worldly_concern.n.01] as in: the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

Examples:
they consider the church to be independent of the world

'earth'

[ground.n.09] as in: a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

'earth'

[earth.v.01] as in: hide in the earth like a hunted animal

'earth'

[earth.v.02] as in: connect to the earth

Examples:
earth the circuit

Origins

					earth (English)
└── erthe (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── eorþe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))