mainland vs earth

earth vs mainland

mainland and earth both are nouns.

mainland is not a verb while earth is a verb.

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

As nouns, earth is a hypernym of mainland; that is, earth is a word with a broader meaning than mainland:

mainland: the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
earth: the solid part of the earth's surface

Other hypernyms of mainland include dry land, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma.

mainland (noun)	earth (noun)
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula	a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
	the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
	the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
	the solid part of the earth's surface
	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

mainland (verb)	earth (verb)
	connect to the earth
	hide in the earth like a hunted animal

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