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on earth. 2 soil, dirt, loam, sod, clay, turf, ground, mould:
Pack the earth firmly around the roots.
earthly adj. 1 terrestrial, terrene, telluric: Extraterrestrial beings
might be unable to survive in our earthly atmosphere. 2 worldly,
mundane, material, materialistic, physical, non-spiritual,
sensual, carnal, fleshly, corporeal, base, natural: He has
forsaken earthly pleasures in favour of spiritual pursuits. 3
human, temporal, secular, profane, mortal, physical,
non-spiritual, material: His earthly remains were committed to
the sea. 4 conceivable, imaginable, feasible, possible: What
earthly reason could she have had for kissing me?
earthy adj. ribald, bawdy, unrefined, coarse, crude, shameless,
wanton, uninhibited, abandoned, vulgar, lusty, rough, dirty,
indecent, obscene: She found Henry Miller's books a bit too
earthy for her tastes.
ease n. 1 comfort, repose, well-being, relaxation, leisure, rest,
contentment, calmness, tranquillity, serenity, peacefulness,
peace, peace and quiet: After 50 years of hard work, she felt
entitled to a few years of ease. 2 easiness, simplicity,
facility, effortlessness, adeptness: He passed the other
runners with ease. 3 affluence, wealth, prosperity, luxury,
opulence, abundance, plenty: He has always led a life of ease,
never having had to work. 4 naturalness, informality,
unaffectedness, ingenuousness, casualness, artlessness,
insouciance, nonchalance, aplomb; unconcern: I admire the ease
with which she converses with complete strangers.
--v. 5 comfort, relax, calm, tranquillize, quieten, still,
pacify, soothe, disburden: It eased his mind to learn that
there was a reserve budget for emergencies. 6 lessen, diminish,
abate, mitigate, reduce, decrease, allay, alleviate, assuage,
mollify, appease, palliate, quiet, relieve: Her anxiety was
considerably eased by the news that John would not need an
operation after all. 7 manoeuvre, manipulate, inch, guide,
steer, slip: The helmsman eased the ship into dock. 8
facilitate, expedite, simplify, smooth, further, clear, assist,
aid, advance, forward, help: Having a wealthy father eased her
way in life.
easily adv. 1 smoothly, effortlessly, readily, simply, handily,