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earthens

earthens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of earthen.

Meaning of earthen

Verb

earthen (third-person singular simple present earthens, present participle earthening, simple past and past participle earthened)

  1. (transitive) to provide or add soil to
    • Their inter-tillage operations, earthening-up of some crops and tillage in orchard/gardens or plantation crops, are stated below, under special cropping system in different situations.2017, N.R. Das, Tillage and Crop Production, 2nd Ed., page 104
  2. (transitive) to make earthly or earthlike
    • It deadens,—or earthens—the spirit in both directions.1919, The Improvement Era, volume 23, page 191

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Questions about earthens

What is earthens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Earthens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of earthen.

Words near earthens in the dictionary

  1. earthed up
  2. earthen
  3. earthen mound
  4. earthened
  5. earthening
  6. earthens
  7. earthenware
  8. earthenwares
  9. earthenwork
  10. earthenworks
  11. earther

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