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The moon orbits around the earth.
He is the richest man on earth.
However, it can also be used as a more “poetic” word to substitute the word soil:
She filled the flowerpots with moist earth.
After all the trees were cut down, nothing remained but acres of bare earth.
dirty / messy
If an area is messy, it means it is disorganized, with many various objects all over
the place. A messy area needs to be organized and things put in their proper places.
My desk is so messy – there are piles of documents everywhere. I can’t find
anything I need.
But if an area is dirty, it has accumulated dirt/dust and needs to be cleaned or
washed. After you eat dinner, the plates, forks, knives, and spoons are dirty. After
you exercise and sweat, your clothes are dirty.
When my computer gets dirty, I clean it with a special solution that won’t
damage the screen.
We drove down a very muddy road and now the car is all dirty.
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