any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
the solid part of the earth's surface
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
