earth vs slash

earth and slash both are nouns.

earth and slash both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
earth	Yes	No	Yes	No
slash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, slash is a hyponym of earth; that is, slash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than earth:

earth: the solid part of the earth's surface
slash: an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)

Other hyponyms of earth include archipelago, beachfront, cape, ness, coastal plain, floor, foreland, forest, timber, timberland, woodland, island, isthmus, land mass, landmass, mainland, neck, oxbow, peninsula, champaign, field, plain, wonderland.

earth (noun)	slash (noun)
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)	a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)	an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
the solid part of the earth's surface	a wound made by cutting
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile

earth (verb)	slash (verb)
connect to the earth	cut drastically
hide in the earth like a hunted animal	cut open
	cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
	beat severely with a whip or rod
	move or stir about violently

Difference between earth and slash

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