a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage);
the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world";
the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth";
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world";
the solid part of the earth''s surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground";
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church";
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles);
