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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
nounfrom 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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