(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.