noun
1 the world
ADJECTIVE
▪ the entire , the whole
VERB + EARTH
▪ circle , orbit
▪
satellites orbiting the ~
▪ create
▪ destroy
▪ protect , save
▪ inhabit
▪
humans and other species that inhabit the ~
▪ roam , walk , wander
▪
when dinosaurs roamed the ~
▪
She's the most beautiful woman to ever walk this ~.
▪
a lost spirit, wandering the ~
▪ rule
▪
Dinosaurs ruled the ~ for hundreds of millions of years.
▪ hit , reach
▪
the last asteroid that hit the ~
▪ leave
▪
No one knows what happens to us after we leave this ~.
EARTH + VERB
▪ orbit sth , revolve , rotate , spin
▪
The ~ orbits the sun.
▪
The ~ revolves on its axis.
EARTH + NOUN
▪ history , sciences
▪ scientist
▪ orbit
PREPOSITION
▪ above the ~
▪
We are flying at 30 000 feet above the ~.
▪ around the ~ , round the ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
the moon's orbit around the ~
▪ on (the) ~
▪
The island was there before there was life on ~.
▪ to ~
▪
The astronauts were able to send the information back to ~.
PHRASES
▪ inherit the ~
▪
The Bible says the meek will inherit the ~.
▪ (the) planet ~
▪
the future of life on planet Earth
▪ the centre/center of the ~ , the surface of the ~
▪ the earth's atmosphere, core, surface, etc.
2 the ground; soil
ADJECTIVE
▪ bare
▪
There was nothing but bare ~ to be seen.
▪ fertile
▪ barren , infertile
▪ rich
▪ soft
▪ hard , solid
▪ dry , parched
▪ damp , moist , wet
▪ cold , frozen
▪ warm
▪ fresh , freshly dug
▪ loose
▪
I filled the pot with a handful of loose ~.
▪ baked ( esp. BrE )
▪
The sun beat down on the baked ~.
▪ scorched
▪
The wreckage of the plane was scattered across the scorched ~.
▪
the retreating army's scorched ~ policy ( = to set fire to crops, buildings, etc. ).
▪ chalky , sandy
▪ dark
… OF EARTH
▪ clod , clump , lump
▪
My boots were caked in big clods of wet ~.
EARTH + VERB
▪ shake , tremble
EARTH + NOUN
▪ bank , mound
▪
I scrambled to the top of the steep ~ bank.
▪ tremor
▪
Furniture fell over as the room was shaken by an ~ tremor.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
The plants must have their roots in the ~.
▪ under the ~
▪
in mines deep under the ~