Earth vs. Orb — What's the Difference?

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.

A sphere or spherical object.

The planet on which we live; the world

A celestial body, such as the sun or moon.

The substance of the land surface; soil

(Archaic) The earth.

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

One of a series of concentric transparent spheres thought by ancient and medieval astronomers to rotate about the earth and carry the celestial bodies.

The underground lair of a badger or fox.

A globe surmounted by a cross, used as a symbol of monarchial power and justice.

Connect (an electrical device) with the ground

An eye or eyeball.

Drive (a fox) to its underground lair.

(Archaic) Something of circular form; a circle or orbit.

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

To shape into a circle or sphere.

The land surface of the world.

(Archaic) To encircle; enclose.

The softer, friable part of land; soil, especially productive soil.

To move in an orbit.

OftenEarthThe third planet from the sun, having a sidereal period of revolution about the sun of 365.26 days at a mean distance of approximately 149.6 million kilometers (92.96 million miles), a sidereal rotation period of 23 hours 56.07 minutes, an average radius of 6,378.1 kilometers (3,963 miles), and a mass of approximately 5.9736 × 1024 kilograms (1.3169 × 1025 pounds).

A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star

The realm of mortal existence; the temporal world.

One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions

The human inhabitants of the world:The earth received the news with joy.

(architectural element) A structural motif or finial in the shape of a sphere

Worldly affairs and pursuits.

An orbit of an heavenly body

Everyday life; reality:was brought back to earth from his daydreams of wealth and fame.

(rare) The time period of an orbit

The substance of the human body; clay.

(poetic) The eye, seen as a luminous and spherical entity

The lair of a burrowing animal.

(poetic) Any revolving circular body, such as a wheel

Chiefly British The ground of an electrical circuit.

(rare) A sphere of action.

(Chemistry)Any of several metallic oxides, such as alumina or zirconia, that are difficult to reduce and were formerly regarded as elements.

A globus cruciger; a ceremonial sphere used to represent royal or imperial power

To cover or heap (plants) with soil for protection.

A translucent sphere appearing in flash photography (Orb (optics))

To chase (an animal) into an underground hiding place.

(military) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defence, especially infantry to repel cavalry.

To burrow or hide in the ground. Used of a hunted animal.

(architecture) A blank window or panel.

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To form into an orb or circle.

(uncountable) Soil.

To become round like an orb.

(uncountable) Any general rock-based material.

To encircle; to surround; to enclose.

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

A blank window or panel.

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

A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.

The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox.

One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.

A region of the planet; a land or country.

A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit.

Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.

A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.

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

The eye, as luminous and spherical.

(metonymically) The people on the globe.

A revolving circular body; a wheel.

Any planet similar to the Earth (our earth): an exoplanet viewed as another earth, or a potential one.

A sphere of action or influence.

(archaic) The human body.

Same as Mound, a ball or globe. See 1st Mound.

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

A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.

Any of certain substances now known to be oxides of metal, which were distinguished by being infusible, and by insolubility in water.

To form into an orb or circle.

To connect electrically to the earth.

To encircle; to surround; to inclose.

(transitive) To bury.

To become round like an orb.

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

The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

(intransitive) To burrow.

An object with a spherical shape;

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.

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

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.

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

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

The people on the globe.

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

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

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.

A plowing.

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

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

To burrow.

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

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

The solid part of the earth's surface;

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

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

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

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

Hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Connect to the earth;