“the earth”

The following 11 entries include the term the earth.

figure of the earth

: the precise geometric shape of the planet compare geoid

gall of the earth

: a lion's foot of the genus Prenanthes

man-of-the-earth

noun

: an American morning glory (Ipomoea pandurata) having an enormous starchy root

star-of-the-earth

noun

from the four corners of the earth

idiom

: from everywhere : from all over

on the face of the earth

idiom

: in the world

scum of the earth

noun phrase

: the worst people on the earth

the ends of the earth

noun phrase

: the most remote places in the world used figuratively to suggest no limit to an effort

the face of the earth

noun phrase

: everywhere in the world

the salt of the earth

noun phrase

: a very good and honest person or group of people

wipe (someone or something) off the face of the earth

idiom

: to destroy (someone or something) completely

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