Earthen synonyms

ûr'thən, -thən

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clay
A stiff, sticky sedimentary material that is soft and pliable when wet and consists mainly of various silicates of aluminum. Clay particles are smaller than silt, having a diameter less than 0.0039 mm. Clay is widely used to make bricks, pottery, and tiles.
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made of earth
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stone
Complete; utter. Often used in combination:
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dirt
Having a surface of compacted earth
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rock
A relatively hard, naturally occurring mineral material. Rock can consist of a single mineral or of several minerals that are either tightly compacted or held together by a cementlike mineral matrix. The three main types of rock are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
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made of baked clay
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mud
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made of burnt clay
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earthlike
Of a planet, resembling the Earth.
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earthy
Unadorned and simple in style:
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earthly
Temporal or secular
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fictile
Of or relating to earthenware or pottery.
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terrestrial
(Biology) Living or growing on land or on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or epiphytic:
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mundane
Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.
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secular
Continuing over a long period of time, long-term.
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telluric
Of or relating to Earth; terrestrial.
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temporal
The definition of temporal is relating to the temples of the skull, limited by time or relating to this present life or world.
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terrene
Pertaining to the earth; earthly, terrestrial, worldly as opposed to heavenly.
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worldly
Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
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matter (related)
Something that has mass. Most of the matter in the universe is composed of atoms which are themselves composed of subatomic particles .
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body (related)
Relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth
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culture (related)
Relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth
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place (related)
Relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth
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tellurian
(Mineralogy) Describing minerals containing tellurium.
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earthern (related)
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revet (related)
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round-house (related)
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Earthen Sentence Examples

  • It is surrounded by a thick earthen wall, nearly 4 m.

  • It is a very old town, with high earthen walls and twelve gates, commanded by a fort.

  • Ceramic pots are made of earthen material.

  • Rude earthen or stockaded forts, serving as magazines and places of retreat, were erected; or in some cases use was made of strongholds already existing, such as Dun Almain in Kildare, Dunlavin in Wicklow and Fermoy in Cork.

  • It was probably suggested to Ctesibius by the Egyptian Wheel or Noria, which was common at that time, and which was a kind of chain pump, consisting of a number of earthen pots carried round by a wheel.

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