The Clue
Gore's "___ in the Balance" (5 letter answer)
The Answer
EARTH
Tags
Notes
The answer EARTH is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
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Brownish pigment
Geocentric center
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Our home
Our place
Our planet
Place in space
Planter's medium
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Troubled planet
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Fifth-largest planet
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Third-day creation
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"The right place for love," to Frost
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Ball c. 7,926 mi. in diameter
Definition
EARTH as a noun:
1. (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. (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. (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. the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth"
5. 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)
EARTH as a verb:
1. hide in the earth like a hunted animal
2. connect to the earth; "earth the circuit"