The noun earth has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (57) Earth, world, globe -- (the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world")
2. (20) earth, ground -- (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church")
3. (20) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma -- (the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground")
4. (3) Earth -- (the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth")
5. earth -- (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))
6. worldly concern, earthly concern, world, earth -- (the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world")
7. ground, earth -- (a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage))
Overview of verb earth
The verb earth has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. earth -- (hide in the earth like a hunted animal)
2. earth -- (connect to the earth; "earth the circuit")