earth — OAT · Shobdo

earth

noun

1 the moon moves in its orbit around the earth:

world, globe, planet, sphere, orb.

2 he felt an infinitesimal trembling of the earth:

land, ground, dry land, solid ground, terra firma;

floor.

3 the blades plowed gently into the soft earth:

soil, topsoil, loam, clay, silt, dirt, sod, clod, turf;

ground, terrain.

4 the fox ran back to its earth:

den, lair, sett, burrow, warren, tunnel, hole, cave;

retreat, shelter, hideout, hideaway, hiding place;

habitation;

informal hidey-hole.

word links	earth
geo- related prefix terrestrial, telluric relating to the earth geography, geology, geochemistry, geomorphology study of the earth