Search and compare thousands of words and phrases in British Sign Language (BSL). The largest collection online.
How to sign: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live
"the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world";
Categories: terrestrial planet
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, land
Categories: object, physical object
Within this category: America, archipelago, beachfront, cape, coastal plain, floor, foreland, forest, hills, island, isthmus, landmass, mainland, neck, oxbow, peninsula, plain, slash, wonderland
How to sign: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
"they dug into the earth outside the church";
Similiar / Same: ground
Within this category: diatomaceous earth, moraine, saprolite, soil
How to sign: a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
Similiar / Same: ground
Categories: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
