earth

/ɜːθ/ noun

Definition

PLANET [no plural] (also the Earth) › the planet that we live on

SUBSTANCE [U] › soil or ground: a mound of earth

ELECTRICAL WIRE [C] UK (US ground) › a wire that makes electrical equipment safer

cost/charge, etc the earth UK informal › to cost/charge, etc an extremely large amount of money

(Definition of earth noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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