Collocations for "earth"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "earth" in context.
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Earth
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- have respect for the Earth
- [respect, take care of] the Earth
- [see, look down on] Earth from space
- is the [best, fastest, largest] on Earth
- [went, flew, sailed] across the Earth (to)
- is on the [other, opposite] side of the Earth
- is no place on Earth (that) I would rather be (right now)
- would [go, travel] to the [edge, ends] of the Earth (to)
- would move heaven and earth [for, to]
- [asteroids, meteorites] fell to Earth
- create [panic, hell, havoc] on Earth
- are visitors to Earth
- on Earth and in heaven
- the Earth is [round, flat]
- respect [Mother, Planet] Earth
- Scorched Earth [campaign, tactics]
- what on earth are you [doing, thinking, saying]?
- what on earth do you [want, mean]?
- where on earth could my [keys, phone, wallet] be?
- [dry, wet, soft, hard] earth
- a [handful, clump, patch] of earth
- [dig, shovel, pile] the earth
- [rake, plough, smooth] the earth
- Earth sciences
- [celebrate, mark] Earth day
- rare Earth elements
- UK: the [plug's, device's] earth wire
'earth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth
- God
- afford
- angel
- anywhere
- atmosphere
- axis
- bed
- beetle
- beneath
- billion
- blessing
- bubble
- but
- carbon
- commit
- compose
- core
- corner
- creation
- crust
- destroy
- drill
- dwarf
- element
- empire
- environment
- escape
- everywhere
- exploitation
- face
- four
- friend
- glide
- happiness
- heaven
- hell
- human
- impact
- journey
- land
- last
- life
- lime
- map
- mass
- moisture
- moon
- mound
- nation