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earthing
We have found lemma(root) word of earthing : earth.
Definitions
[əːθ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the planet on which we live; the world
(e.g: the diversity of life on earth)
- the substance of the land surface; soil
(e.g: a layer of earth)
- electrical connection to the ground, regarded as having zero electrical potential
(e.g: ensure metal fittings are electrically bonded to earth)
- the underground den or home of a badger or fox
Phrases:
- bring someone back down to earth
- come back down to earth
- go to earth
- like nothing on earth
- on earth
- the earth
- the earth moves
Origin
:
Old English eorthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aarde and German Erde
[əːθ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- connect (an electrical device) with the ground
(e.g: the front metal panels must be soundly earthed)
- drive (a fox) to its underground lair
- cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth
(e.g: the stems can be earthed up when the plant is about one foot high)
Phrases:
- bring someone back down to earth
- come back down to earth
- go to earth
- like nothing on earth
- on earth
- the earth
- the earth moves
Origin
:
Old English eorthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aarde and German Erde
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