Goat vs Earth - What's the difference?
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A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus'', and similar species of the genus ''Capra .
(slang) A lecherous man.
* etymology: from the slang term "horny as a goat"
(informal) A scapegoat.
* 2008 , "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008
* 1997 , "", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas
Nickname for the Pontiac GTO
To allow goats to feed on.
* 1918 , Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51
To scapegoat.
* 2001 , "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today , July 15, 2001
Our planet, third out from the Sun; see main entry Earth.
(uncountable) Soil.
(uncountable) Any general rock-based material.
The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
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, title= (British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
A fox's home or lair.
The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).
* 1819 , John Keats , "Ode on a Grecian Urn"
(alchemy) One of the (w).
(India, and, Japan) One of the (w).
(Taoism) One of the (w).
(British) To connect electrically to the earth .
To bury.
* Young
To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
* Dryden
To burrow.
As a noun goat
is (uk|politics|informal) a member of the "government of all the talents" proposed by british prime minister (gordon brown).As a proper noun earth is
the third planet in order from the sun, upon which humans live represented in astronomy and astrology by.goat
English
Noun
(wikipedia goat) (en noun)- Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.
- Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.
Synonyms
* See alsoHolonyms
* (group of goats) tribe, herdDerived terms
* act the goat * billygoat * get one's goat * goat's breath * goatfish * goatee * goatherd * goatish * goatpox * mountain goat * scapegoatSee also
* chevon * ewe * herd * hircine * kid * ram * tribe *Verb
(en verb)- Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously
- John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save
Anagrams
* toga 1000 English basic words ----earth
English
(wikipedia earth)Proper noun
- The astronauts saw the earth from the porthole.
Usage notes
* The word earth' is capitalized to ' Earth when used in context with other celestial bodies.Noun
Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth .}}
- "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," - that is all / Ye know on earth , and all ye need to know.
Derived terms
*diatomaceous earth * down to earth * earth closet * Earth Day * earth mother * Earth Summit * * earth tone * earthbound or earth-bound * earthen * earthenware * earthquake * earthling * earthly * earthly paradise * earthquake * earth-shattering * earth sign * earthworm * earthy * ends of the earth * flat earthers * go to earth * Mother Earth * rare earth * rare earth mineral * run to earth * salt of the earth * scorched earth * unearthSee also
* moon * sun * world * * *Verb
(en verb)- That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed .
- The miser earths his treasure, and the thief, / Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon.
- The fox is earthed .
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