Clod vs. Earth

Clodnoun

A lump of something, especially of earth or clay.

Earthproper noun

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

‘The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.’;

Clodnoun

The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.

Earthnoun

(uncountable) Soil.

‘This is good earth for growing potatoes.’;

Clodnoun

A stupid person; a dolt.

Earthnoun

(uncountable) Any general rock-based material.

‘She sighed when the plane's wheels finally touched earth.’;

Clodnoun

Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.

Earthnoun

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

‘Birds are of the sky, not of the earth.’;

Clodverb

(transitive) To pelt with clods.

Earthnoun

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

Clodverb

To throw violently; to hurl.

Earthnoun

A fox's home or lair.

Clodverb

To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot.

Earthnoun

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

Clodnoun

A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay.

‘The earth that casteth up from the plow a great clod, is not so good as that which casteth up a smaller clod.’;

Earthnoun

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

Clodnoun

The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.

‘The clodWhere once their sultan's horse has trod.’;

Earthverb

To connect electrically to the earth.

‘That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed.’;

Clodnoun

That which is earthy and of little relative value, as the body of man in comparison with the soul.

‘This cold clod of clay which we carry about with us.’;

Earthverb

(transitive) To bury.

Clodnoun

A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt

Earthverb

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

Clodnoun

A part of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of Beef.

Earthverb

(intransitive) To burrow.

Clodverb

To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot; as, clodded gore. See Clot.

‘Clodded in lumps of clay.’;

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.

‘That law preserves the earth a sphereAnd guides the planets in their course.’; ‘In heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell.’;

Clodverb

To pelt with clods.

Earthnoun

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

‘God called the dry land earth.’; ‘He is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him.’;

Clodverb

To throw violently; to hurl.

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.

‘Give him a little earth for charity.’;

Clodnoun

a compact mass;

‘a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder’;

Earthnoun

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

‘Would I had never trod this English earth.’;

Clodnoun

an awkward stupid person

Earthnoun

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

‘Our weary souls by earth beguiled.’;

Earthnoun

The people on the globe.

‘The whole earth was of one language.’;

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.

‘They [ferrets] course the poor conies out of their earths.’;

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.

‘Such land as ye break up for barley to sow,Two earths at the least, ere ye sow it, bestow.’;

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.

‘The miser earths his treasure, and the thief,Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon.’; ‘Why this in earthing up a carcass?’;

Earthverb

To burrow.

Earthnoun

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

‘the Earth moves around the sun’; ‘he sailed around the world’;

Earthnoun

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

‘they dug into the earth outside the church’;

Earthnoun

the solid part of the earth's surface;

‘the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land’; ‘the earth shook for several minutes’; ‘he dropped the logs on the ground’;

Earthnoun

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

‘it was hell on earth’;

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;

‘they consider the church to be independent of the world’;

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;

‘earth the circuit’;

Earthnoun

the planet on which we live; the world

‘the diversity of life on earth’;

Earthnoun

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

‘the pilot brought the plane gently back to earth’;

Earthnoun

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

‘God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven’;

Earthnoun

the substance of the land surface; soil

‘a layer of earth’;

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)

‘an earth sign’;

Earthnoun

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

‘these crayons are made with a mixture of native earths plus softeners such as China clay’;

Earthnoun

the substance of the human body

‘we now commit his body to the ground: earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust’;

Earthnoun

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

‘ensure metal fittings are electrically bonded to earth’;

Earthnoun

the underground lair of a badger or fox.

Earthverb

connect (an electrical device) with the ground

‘the front metal panels must be soundly earthed’;

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

‘the stems can be earthed up when the plant is about one foot high’;

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.