Definition of earth

• the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
• the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
• the solid part of the earths 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"