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Tierra — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dirt noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  • earth name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  • ground noun The solid surface of the earth.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
  • world noun The Earth, along with all its people, countries, and cultures.

Senses

Tierra is used for these senses in English:

  • Earth The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
  • dirt (chiefly, US) Soil or earth.
  • earth (uncountable) Soil.
  • earth The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
  • ground The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
  • ground Soil, earth.
  • land The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
  • land A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.

dirt — full definition

  1. noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  2. noun (informal) Embarrassing or damaging information about someone.

earth — full definition

  1. name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  2. noun Soil or ground; loose dirt.
  3. noun The ground or land, as opposed to sky or sea.
  4. noun A connection to the ground in an electrical circuit (British English for "ground").
  5. verb To connect something electrically to the ground.

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