earth : Idioms & Phrases

• a name given to common red clay, from a notion that Adam means red earth.

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• etc. See under Adamic, Bitter, etc.

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• noun any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
  alkaline earth.
  

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• noun any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
  alkaline earth.
  

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• certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies.

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• noun any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
  alkaline earth.
  

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• (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.

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• (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia.

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• mold; earth of a dark color. Woodward.

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• noun an adsorbent clay that will remove coloring from oils
  bleaching clay.
  

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• (Min.), a soil composed for the most part of silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. P. Cyc.

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• (Chem.), the earthy residuum after the calcination of bone, consisting chiefly of phosphate of calcium.

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• clay or earth suitable for, or used in making, bricks.

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• a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.

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Co*logne" earth`

Etymology

From Cologne the city.

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1. (Min.) An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal.

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• noun a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
  kieselguhr; diatomite.
  

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• the motion of the earth upon its axis which is described in twentyfour hours.

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• adjective satellite sensible and practical
  earthy.
  
  • has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem
  • her earthy common sense

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• noun European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
  chufa; yellow nutgrass; ground almond; Cyperus esculentus; rush nut.
  

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• . (Bot.) (a) A potato. (b) A cucumber.

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• a form of auger for boring into the ground; called also earth borer.

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• a bath taken by immersing the naked body in earth for healing purposes.

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• (Physics), a voltaic battery the elements of which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its moisture.

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• the pignut.

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• a privy or commode provided with dry earth or a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the fæcal discharges.

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• noun a colored mineral used as a pigment
  

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• (Zoöl.), a dog that will dig in the earth, or enter holes of foxes, etc.

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Earth" flax`

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1. (Min.) A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.

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• noun a god of fertility and vegetation
  earth god.
  

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• noun a goddess of fertility and vegetation
  earth goddess.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the aard-vark.

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• an intense desire to own land, or, in the case of nations, to extend their domain.

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• (Astron.), the light reflected by the earth, as upon the moon, and corresponding to moonlight; called also earth shine. Sir J. Herschel.

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• . See 1st Earth, #7 (Chem.)

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• noun the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility
  

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• petroleum.

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• (Geol.), high pillars or pyramids of earth, sometimes capped with a single stone, found in Switzerland. Lyell.

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• (Min.), mineral tar, a kind of asphaltum.

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• a fourth of the earth's circumference.

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• noun any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts
  

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Earth" shine`

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1. See Earth light, under Earth.

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• (Arch.), the lowest course of stones visible in a building; the ground table.

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• noun a small earthquake
  tremor; microseism.
  

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• verb block with earth, as after a landslide
  land up.
  

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• noun a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles
  ozocerite; mineral wax; ozokerite; ader wax.
  

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• noun the outer layer of the Earth
  crust.
  

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• noun the outermost level of the land or sea
  surface.
  
  • earthquakes originate far below the surface
  • three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water

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• noun any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
  truffle; earthnut.
  

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• noun a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
  outhouse; jakes; privy.
  

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• noun a god of fertility and vegetation
  earth god.
  

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• noun a goddess of fertility and vegetation
  earth goddess.
  

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• noun European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
  tuberous vetch; earthnut pea; heath pea; Lathyrus tuberosus.
  

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• noun the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth
  ERT.
  

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• noun any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum
  earthtongue.
  

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Earth"-tongue` noun

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1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.

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• the remotest regions of the earth.

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• earth by which a plant is nourished, though not its native soil. J. Philips.

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• noun an absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent
  

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• a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.

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• noun common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
  Nabalus serpentarius; Prenanthes serpentaria; lion's foot.
  

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• (Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the Prenanthes serpentaria.

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• (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used as a pigment by artists; called also mountain green.

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• soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.

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• noun any place of pain and turmoil;
  the pits; hellhole; snake pit; hell; inferno.
  
  • the hell of battle
  • the inferno of the engine room
  • when you're alone Christmas is the pits

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• (Geol.), a deposit of fine, usually white, siliceous material, composed mainly of the shells of the microscopic plants called diatoms. It is used in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of dynamite.

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• . See Catechu.

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• an aluminous earth of a grayish yellow color; sphragide; formerly sold as medicine, having astringent properties.

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• (Bot.), a twining plant (Ipomoea pandurata) with leaves and flowers much like those of the morning-glory, but having an immense tuberous farinaceous root.

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• noun a morning glory with long roots of western United States
  Ipomoea leptophylla.
  
• noun tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato
  wild sweet potato vine; scammonyroot; wild potato vine; Ipomoea panurata; manroot; Ipomoea fastigiata.
  

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• (Mining), vegetable mold. Raymond.

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Mid"dle-earth` noun

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1. The world, considered as lying between heaven and hell. Obs. a land in Tolkien's "Hobbit" and "Ring" books Shak.

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• adverb used with question words to convey surprise
  
  • what on earth are you doing?

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• an intensive expression, oftenest used in questions and exclamations; as, What on earth shall I do? Nothing on earth will satisfy him. Colloq.

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• noun a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
  Hizbullah; Lebanese Hizballah; Islamic Jihad; Hezbollah; Hizballah; Hizbollah; Party of God; Revolutionary Justice Organization; Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine.
  

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• (Geog.), the two opposite points on the earth's surface through which its axis passes.

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• noun clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling
  potter's clay.
  

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• noun any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
  lanthanon; lanthanide; lanthanoid; rare earth.
  

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• noun any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
  lanthanon; lanthanide; lanthanoid; rare earth.
  

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• a species of clay from Samoa, formerly used in medicine as an astringent.

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• noun the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels
  

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• (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago (P. coronopus), growing upon the seashore.

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• a species of strong, clayey earth; stiff and stubborn land. Prov. Eng.

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• to die. = to go the way of all flesh.

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• a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes used as a yellow pigment.

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