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As nouns the difference between earth and relais

is that earth is (uncountable) soil while relais is (military|historical) a narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to receive the earth that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the ditch.

As a proper noun earth

is our planet, third out from the sun; see main entry earth.

As a verb earth

is (british) to connect electrically to the earth .

earth

English

(wikipedia earth)

Proper noun

  • Our planet, third out from the Sun; see main entry Earth.
    • 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

  • (uncountable) Soil.
  • (uncountable) Any general rock-based material.
  • The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
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    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= 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 .}}
  • (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"
    • "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," - that is all / Ye know on earth , and all ye need to know.
  • (alchemy) One of the (w).
  • (India, and, Japan) One of the (w).
  • (Taoism) One of the (w).

    • 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 * unearth

    See also

    * moon * sun * world * * *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British) To connect electrically to the earth .
    • That noise is because the amplifier is not properly earthed .
  • To bury.
  • * Young
    • The miser earths his treasure, and the thief, / Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon.
  • To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den.
  • * Dryden
    • The fox is earthed .
  • To burrow.
    • (Tickell)

    Synonyms

    * (to connect electrically to the earth) (US) ground

    Derived terms

    * unearth

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    relais

    English

    Noun

  • (military, historical) A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp of the ditch, serving to receive the earth that may crumble off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the ditch.
    • (Wilhelm)
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