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earth*/*/*/
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noun
1) Earth or earth
[singular/U] the planet on which we live
the planet Earth[/ex]
the Earth's surface[/ex]
the origins of life on Earth[/ex]
2) the earth
[singular] the land on which we live
They felt the earth shake.[/ex]
3) [U] the substance in which plants grow, that covers most of the land
Cover the seeds with earth, then water them.[/ex]
4) [singular] British
the wire in a piece of electrical equipment that makes it safe by connecting it to the ground
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come/be brought back down to earth — to start normal life again after a time of great excitement or happiness[/ex]
cost/pay the earth — British informal to cost/pay a very large amount of money[/ex]
on earth — used for emphasizing that someone or something is the best, worst, biggest etc in the world[/ex]
the largest man-made structure on earth[/ex]
on/from the face of the earth — on/from the whole of the earth[/ex]
what/why/how/where on earth — spoken used for adding emphasis to questions[/ex]
Why on earth would I want to work for you?[/ex]

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