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1: the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility

1: any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts

1: a small earthquake [syn: {tremor}, {microseism}]

1: block with earth, as after a landslide [syn: {land up}]

1: a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles [syn: {ader wax}, {mineral wax}, {ozokerite}, {ozoce...

1: the outer layer of the Earth [syn: {crust}]

1: the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" [syn: {surface}]

1: any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe [syn: {truffle}, {earthnut}]

1: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate [syn: {outhouse}, {privy}, {jakes}]

1: a god of fertility and vegetation

1: a goddess of fertility and vegetation

1: European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earthnut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus tuberosus}]

1: the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth [syn: {ERT}]

1: any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum [syn: {earthtongue}]

1: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles [syn: {false truffle}, {puffball}, {hard-skinned puffball}]

1: of earthly origin (as mortals are); "earthborn existence" 2: springing from or born on the earth; "earthborn beings" 3: connected with earthly life; of earthly origin; "earthborn cares and pleasure...

1: confined to the earth 2: lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn: {pedestrian}, {prosaic}, {prosy}]

1: made of earth (or baked clay); "an earthen pot"

1: ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

1: an earthen jar (made of baked clay) [syn: {crock}]

{earthy}

{earthy}

1: fastening electrical equipment to earth [syn: {grounding}]

{earthly}

{earthly}

1: earth colored; having a color of soil or earth; "a range of earthlike colors" 2: resembling or characteristic of earth; "earthlike atmosphere"

1: an inhabitant of the earth [syn: {tellurian}, {earthman}]

1: of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" [ant: {he...

1: the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" [syn: {worldly concern}, {world}, {earth}]

1: an inhabitant of the earth [syn: {tellurian}, {earthling}]

1: any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe [syn: {truffle}, {earth-ball}] 2: a common European plant having edible tubers with ...

1: European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: {heath pea}, {earth-nut pea}, {tuberous vetch}, {Lathyrus tuberosus}]

1: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: {quake}, {temblor}, {seism}] 2: a disturbance that is extre...

1: loud enough to shake the very earth 2: sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be c...

1: any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star

1: any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum [syn: {earth-tongue}]

1: an earthen rampart

1: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalk...

1: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vu...

1: a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn: {cerumen}]

1: any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen

1: a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events [syn: {Emergency Alert Syste...

1: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation" [syn: {easiness}, {simplicity}] [ant: {diffic...

1: become less intense [syn: {ease up}, {slacken off}, {flag}] 2: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down" [syn: {ease up}, {let up}]

1: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: {move over}, {give way}, {give}, {yield}] 2: become less intense [...

1: (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear [syn: {alleviated}, {relieved}]

1: an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)

1: (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) 2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he aske...

{easy}

{easy}

{easy}

1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: {easy}...

1: a state of refreshing tranquility [syn: {relaxation}] 2: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of tran...

1: a change for the better [syn: {moderation}, {relief}] 2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: {easement}, {a...

1: situated in or facing or moving toward the east [ant: {west}] n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: {due east}, {E}] 2: the countries of Asia [syn: {Orient}] 3: the region of ...

1: a geographical area in eastern Africa

1: of or relating to or located in East Africa

1: tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood [syn: {Juniperus procera}]

1: a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom

1: the compass point that is one point north of due east [syn: {EbN}]