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earthnoun the celestial body on which we liveenvironmentalists who are committed to preserving the earth globe, planet, world cosmos, creation, nature, universeball, orb, spheremacrocosm, microcosm, microcosmos the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and airafter nearly drowning, I was glad to feel the earth under my feet dirt, dust, ground, land, soil, terra firma continent, landmass, zoneisland, isthmus, mainland, peninsula the loose surface material in which plants naturally growset the plants deep enough into the earth so that they'll be sure to take root clod, dirt, ground, mold, soil blackland, clay, gault(chiefly British), gley, guck(or gook), gumbo, kaolin, muck, muddust, gravel, sandhumus, loam, topsoilalluvium, colluvium, detritus, loess, marl, sediment, shingle, siltduff, mullsubsoil, substratum a very large amount of moneyit'll cost the earth to repair that porcelain vase, so make sure that it's worth it big bucks, bomb(British), boodle, bundle, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet(chiefly British), pile, wad heap, potbonanza, mine, treasure troveassets, capital, means, property, riches, wealth, wherewithalbread(slang), cash, chips, currency, dough, gold, jack(slang), legal tender, lucre, pelf, tender, wampum mite, peanuts, pittance, song petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money before the 12th century |