|
|
land
|
|
- pronunciation:
- laend
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the solid part of the earth's surface.
Fish live in the sea, and tigers live on land.
- synonyms:
- earth, ground
- similar words:
- shore, soil, terrain, turf
|
| definition 2: |
a specific area of this surface.
They built a house on the land they bought by the lake.This land will be used to grow corn this year.
- synonyms:
- region
- similar words:
- area, belt, country, district, domain, precinct, territory, zone
|
| definition 3: |
a country or nation.
We visited many lands on our vacation.- synonyms:
- country, domain, dominion, nation
- similar words:
- commonwealth, realm, soil
|
| definition 4: |
soil that has a particular use or condition (often joined with another word to form another word).
Some people think the desert is a wasteland.There is good farmland here.- similar words:
- farmland, wasteland
|
| related words: |
concession, country, ground, home, plot |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lands, landing, landed |
| definition 1: |
to cause to touch down upon a surface.
She landed the plane.- similar words:
- dock
|
| definition 2: |
to cause to end up in a certain situation or condition.
A serious disease landed him in the hospital.- synonyms:
- put
- similar words:
- lead
|
| definition 3: |
to arrive upon the ground or other surface.
The plane landed on time.- similar words:
- alight, arrive, descend, dismount
|
| definition 4: |
to come to the shore.
We landed on the north beach.- similar words:
- anchor, arrive
|
| definition 5: |
to end up in some place or condition.
He landed in jail soon after the trial.- synonyms:
- wind up
|
| related words: |
descend |
|
|
Word Builder: land +
- landing:
the space at the top of the stairs.
- landlady:
a woman who gets money by renting property.
- landlord:
a person who gets money by renting property.
  |
See |
| |
airplane, amphibian, animal, arthropod, continent, crustacean, desert, earth, geography, mollusk, transportation |
|
|