5. (noun)
earth
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) Synonyms: earthly concern, dry land, terra firma, globe, world, worldly concern, solidground, land, ground
6. (noun)
worldly concern, earthly concern, world, earth
- the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife Synonyms: reality, world, humankind, ground, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, globe, creation, macrocosm, solid ground, universe, dry land, worldly concern, land, populace, humanity, human beings, mankind, existence, humans, earth, terra firma, domain
7. (noun)
ground, earth
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) Synonyms: world, ground, primer, earthly concern, terra firma, globe, worldly concern, undercoat, basis, solid ground, dry land, primer coat, footing, land, reason, soil, background, priming, priming coat, earth, flat coat
8. (verb)
earth
- hide in the earth like a hunted animal