Turf

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its matted roots; sod.
  • noun. An artificial substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing field.
  • noun. A piece cut from a layer of earth or sod.
  • noun. A piece of peat that is burned for use as fuel.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The range of the authority or influence of a person, group, or thing; a bailiwick: synonym: field.
  • noun. A geographical area; a territory.
  • noun. The area claimed by a gang, as of youths, as its personal territory.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A racetrack.
  • noun. The sport or business of racing horses.
  • transitive verb. To spread with turf.
  • transitive verb. To throw out, as from a place or position; eject.
  • transitive verb. To kill.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cover with turf or sod: as, to turf a bank or border.
  • noun. The surface or sward of grass-land, consisting of earth or mold filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; earth covered with grass.
  • noun. A piece of such earth or mold dug or torn from the ground; a sod.
  • noun. In Ireland, same as peat. See peat.
  • noun. The turn of a cap, hood, or sleeve.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To cover with turf or sod.
  • noun. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.
  • noun. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.
  • noun. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the.
  • noun. a small European ant (Formica flava) which makes small ant-hills on heaths and commons.
  • noun. a drain made with turf or peat.
  • noun. a hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds.
  • noun. a house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe.
  • noun. a tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land.
  • noun. a spade for cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a layer of earth covered with grass; sod
  • noun. a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn
  • noun. a sod of peat used as fuel.
  • noun. the territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own
  • noun. a racetrack; or the sport of racing horses
  • verb. to create a lawn by laying turfs
  • verb. To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.
  • verb. To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
  • verb. To cancel a project or product.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots
  • noun. range of jurisdiction or influence
  • noun. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
  • noun. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
  • Word Usage
    "So we wrote something called "This Turf Is Ours": This turf is ours, drew a big white line with a keep out sign, and they crossed it."
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    Form
    turfed  turfing  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cerf  serf  smurf  surf  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    brick  carpet  clay  dirt  grass  
    Synonym
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    variant
    peat  turves  
    verb-form
    turfed  turfing  turfs