Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
The act or process of placing (something) in the earth; planting; burying
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The process of connecting with the earth's energy, usually through bodily contact (e.g. walking barefoot), supposed to achieve health and vitality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of earth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
fastening electrical equipment to earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: grounding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fastening, attachment
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth English -ing English earthing From earth + -ing.
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