Collocations for earth - noun

the entire, the whole

circle, orbit
satellites orbiting the earth

create
destroy
protect, save
inhabit
humans and other species that inhabit the earth

roam, walk, wander
when dinosaurs roamed the earth
She's the most beautiful woman to ever walk this earth.
a lost spirit, wandering the earth

rule
Dinosaurs ruled the earth for hundreds of millions of years.

hit, reach
the last asteroid that hit the earth

leave
No one knows what happens to us after we leave this earth.

orbit sth, revolve, rotate, spin
The earth orbits the sun.
The earth revolves on its axis.

history, sciences
scientist
orbit

above the earth
We are flying at 30 000 feet above the earth.

around the earth, round the earth (esp. BrE)
the moon's orbit around the earth

on (the) earth
The island was there before there was life on earth.

to earth
The astronauts were able to send the information back to earth.

inherit the earth
The Bible says the meek will inherit the earth.

(the) planet earth
the future of life on planet Earth

the centre/center of the earth, the surface of the earth
the earth's atmosphere, core, surface, etc.

bare
There was nothing but bare earth to be seen.

fertile
barren, infertile
rich
soft
hard, solid
dry, parched
damp, moist, wet
cold, frozen
warm
fresh, freshly dug
loose
I filled the pot with a handful of loose earth.

baked (esp. BrE)
The sun beat down on the baked earth.

scorched
The wreckage of the plane was scattered across the scorched earth.
the retreating army's scorched earth policy (= to set fire to crops, buildings, etc.).

chalky, sandy
dark

clod, clump, lump
My boots were caked in big clods of wet earth.

shake, tremble

bank, mound
I scrambled to the top of the steep earth bank.

tremor
Furniture fell over as the room was shaken by an earth tremor.

in the earth
The plants must have their roots in the earth.

under the earth
in mines deep under the earth