earth

/ɜrθ/ n [U] (PLANET)

Definition

› the planet third in order of distance from the sun, after Venus and before Mars; the world on which we live: Earth looks incredibly beautiful from space. His trainer called him the greatest boxer on earth (= in the world).

(Definition of earth n (PLANET) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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earnest adj
earnings pl n
earphones pl n
earring n
earshot n
earth n PLANET
earth n SUBSTANCE
earthly adj OF PHYSICAL WORLD
earthly adj POSSIBLE
earthquake n
earthshaking adj

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