Hearth vs. Earth

Hearthnoun

A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or oven.

Hearthnoun

An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built.

Hearthnoun

The lowest part of a metallurgical furnace.

Hearthnoun

A brazier, chafing dish, or firebox.

Hearthnoun

(figurative) Home or family life.

Hearthnoun

(paganism) A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry.

Hearthnoun

The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove.

Hearthnoun

The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.

Hearthnoun

The floor of a furnace, on which the material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a melting furnace, into which the melted material settles; as, an open-hearth smelting furnace.

Hearthnoun

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built;

Hearthnoun

home symbolized as a part of the fireplace;

Hearthnoun

an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room);

Hearth

A hearth is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace, with or without an oven, used for heating and originally also used for cooking food. For centuries, the hearth was such an integral part of a home, usually its central and most important feature, that the concept has been generalized to refer to a homeplace or household, as in the terms and .

Earthproper noun

Our planet, third out from the Sun; see main entry Earth.

Earthnoun

(uncountable) Soil.

Earthnoun

(uncountable) Any general rock-based material.

Earthnoun

The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).

Earthnoun

(British) A connection electrically to the earth (US ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.

Earthnoun

A fox's home or lair.

Earthnoun

The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).

Earthnoun

The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.

Earthverb

To connect electrically to the earth.

Earthverb

(transitive) To bury.

Earthverb

(transitive) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.

Earthverb

(intransitive) To burrow.

Earthnoun

The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.

Earthnoun

The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.

Earthnoun

The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.

Earthnoun

A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.

Earthnoun

Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.

Earthnoun

The people on the globe.

Earthnoun

Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.

Earthnoun

A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.

Earthnoun

The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.

Earthnoun

A plowing.

Earthverb

To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.

Earthverb

To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; - sometimes with up.

Earthverb

To burrow.

Earthnoun

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live;

Earthnoun

the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface;

Earthnoun

the solid part of the earth's surface;

Earthnoun

the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell);

Earthnoun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Earthnoun

the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife;

Earthnoun

a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)

Earthverb

hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Earthverb

connect to the earth;

Earthnoun

the planet on which we live; the world

Earthnoun

the surface of the world as distinct from the sky or the sea

Earthnoun

the present abode of humankind, as distinct from heaven or hell

Earthnoun

the substance of the land surface; soil

Earthnoun

one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology (considered essential to the nature of the signs Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn)

Earthnoun

used in names of stable, dense, non-volatile inorganic substances, e.g. fuller's earth

Earthnoun

the substance of the human body

Earthnoun

electrical connection to the ground, regarded as having zero electrical potential.

Earthnoun

the underground lair of a badger or fox.

Earthverb

connect (an electrical device) with the ground

Earthverb

drive (a fox) to its underground lair.

Earthverb

(of a fox) run to its underground lair.

Earthverb

cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth

Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor and support life. About 29.2% of Earth's surface is land consisting of continents and islands.