earthquake
English
/ˈɜːθkweɪk/, /ˈɝθkweɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
- (planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English erthequake compound from English earth + English quake.
Origin
English
quake
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eartha English
- Earthling English
- Quaker English
- antiearth English
- antiearthquake English
- antiquake English
- aquake English
- counter-earth English
- cowquake English
- crustquake English
- earth English
- earth pig English
- earth-drake English
- earth-fast English
- earth-tilth English
- earthapple English
- earthbag English
- earthbank English
- earthberry English
- earthboard English
- earthborn English
- earthbound English
- earthbred English
- earthcreeper English
- earthdin English
- earthdrake English
- eartheater English
- earthen English
- earther English
- earthfall English
- earthfast English
- earthflax English
- earthflow English
- earthful English
- earthhog English
- earthhole English
- earthhood English
- earthhouse English
- earthing English
- earthish English
- earthism English
- earthless English
- earthlike English
- earthlore English
- earthly English
- earthmover English
- earthmoving English
- earthness English
- earthpea English
- earthpig English
- earthquakelike English
- earthquaky English
- earthrise English
- earthscraper English
- earthshaker English
- earthshaking English
- earthshattering English
- earthshock English
- earthstar English
- earthstorm English
- earthward English
- earthwards English
- earthware English
- earthwax English
- earthwork English
- earthworm English
- earthy English
- fleshquake English
- genderquake English
- heartquake English
- hollow earther English
- icequake English
- inearth English
- marsquake English
- megaearthquake English
- megaquake English
- microearthquake English
- microquake English
- moonquake English
- planetquake English
- postearthquake English
- quake English
- quakebreech English
- quakebuttock English
- quakeproof English
- quakesome English
- quakest English
- quaketail English
- quaketh English
- quakey English
- quaky English
- seaquake English
- seatearth English
- skyquake English
- sunquake English
- timequake English
- toquake English
- transearth English
- underearth English
- unearth English
- venusquake English
- waterquake English
- youthquake English
- erthe Middle English
- erthequake Middle English
- quaken Middle English
- quake
- quaky
- earth
- Eartha
- quakey
- aquake
- earthy
- Quaker
- toquake
- quaketh
- quakest
- unearth
- inearth
- earthen
- earther
- earthly
- sunquake
- icequake
- cowquake
- earthism
- earthpig
- earthful
- earthing
- earthish
- earthhog
- earthbag
- skyquake
- earthpea
- earthdin
- seaquake
- earthwax
- earthflax
- earthrise
- earthbred
- earthstar
- earthlike
- earthhole
- earthfall
- quaketail
- earthbank
- earthfast
- moonquake
- earthwork
- antiearth
- earthware
- quakesome
- earthflow
- antiquake
- megaquake
- earthworm
- earth pig
- earthhood
- timequake
- earthness
- seatearth
- earthless
- earthlore
- earthward
- Earthling
- marsquake
- earthborn
- earthquaky
- earthberry
- earthstorm
- earthdrake
- eartheater
- quakeproof
- earthapple
- crustquake
- venusquake
- heartquake
- earthshock
- underearth
- waterquake
- microquake
- earthwards
- fleshquake
- earthboard
- earth-fast
- youthquake
- earthmover
- earthhouse
- earthbound
- transearth
- earthshaker
- planetquake
- earthmoving
- quakebreech
- genderquake
- earth-tilth
- earth-drake
- quakebuttock
- earthshaking
- earthscraper
- earthcreeper
- counter-earth
- postearthquake
- antiearthquake
- hollow earther
- megaearthquake
- earthquakelike
- earthshattering
- microearthquake