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earth-fast

earth-fast adjective: firm or planted in the earth, and difficult to remove.

Adjective

earth-fast (not comparable)

  1. Firm or planted in the earth, and difficult to remove.

Forms of earth-fast

alternative formearthfast

Origin of earth-fast

From Middle English *erthfast, *erthfeste, from Old English eorþfæst (“earthfast, fixed in the earth, firm in the earth”), equivalent to earth + fast.

Questions about earth-fast

What does earth-fast mean?
Earth-fast means firm or planted in the earth, and difficult to remove.
What part of speech is earth-fast?
Earth-fast is an adjective.

Words near earth-fast in the dictionary

  1. earth-chestnuts
  2. earth-diver
  3. earth-divers
  4. earth-drake
  5. earth-drakes
  6. earth-fast
  7. earth-floor
  8. earth-floors
  9. Earth-grazer
  10. Earth-grazers
  11. Earth-grazing

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