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why on earth — how, why, where, who, etc. on ˈearth idiom (informal) used to emphasize the question you are asking when you are surprised or angry or cannot think of an obvious answer • What on earth are you doing? • How on earth can she afford that? … Useful english dictionary
why on earth — for what possible reason, why in the world … English contemporary dictionary
why on earth? — for what reason? in the name of God … English contemporary dictionary
earth — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)θ[/t]] ♦♦ earths 1) N PROPER: oft the N Earth or the Earth is the planet on which we live. People usually say Earth when they are referring to the planet as part of the universe, and the Earth when they are talking about the planet as… … English dictionary
why — 1 /waI/ adverb, conjunction 1 for what reason: Why do you say that? | Why should we bother waiting any longer? | I can t think why he would do such a thing. | why ever...? (=used to add force to a question): Why ever would he come specially to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
earth — earth1 [ ɜrθ ] noun *** 1. ) Earth or earth singular or uncount the planet on which we live: the planet Earth the Earth: The Moon goes around the Earth. the Earth s surface on Earth: They studied life on Earth in all its forms. a ) on/from the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
why — why1 W1S1 [waı] adv, conj 1.) used to ask or talk about the reason for something ▪ Why are you crying? ▪ Why do we have to take all these tests? ▪ She wants to meet you. Why? ▪ I won t be able to come into work tomorrow. Why not ? ▪ I have no… … Dictionary of contemporary English
earth*/*/*/ — [ɜːθ] noun 1) Earth or earth [singular/U] the planet on which we live the planet Earth[/ex] the Earth s surface[/ex] the origins of life on Earth[/ex] 2) the earth [singular] the land on which we live They felt the earth shake.[/ex] 3) [U] the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Earth's magnetic field — Computer simulation of the Earth s field in a normal period between reversals.[1] The tubes represent magnetic field lines, blue when the field points towards the center and yellow when away. The rotation axis of the Earth is centered and… … Wikipedia
Earth (Foundation universe) — NOTOC This article is on the history of Earth, as presented in Isaac Asimov s Foundation Series, Robot Series, and Empire Series. History Ancient (Before 2064) * 1949: June Joseph Schwartz transported to the future by a freak nuclear accident. *… … Wikipedia
