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land / Land > 19 senses
ADJECTIVE1landRelating to or characteristic of or occurring on land
NOUN1landThe land on which real estate is located
2land, ground, soilMaterial in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
3land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firmaThe solid part of the earth's surface
4land, domain, demesneTerritory over which rule or control is exercised
5land, country, stateThe territory occupied by a nation
6land, kingdom, realmA domain in which something is dominant
7land, estate, landed estate, acres, demesneExtensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
8land, nation, countryThe people who live in a nation or country
9land, state, nation, country, commonwealth, res publica, body politicA politically organized body of people under a single government
10Land, Din Land, Edwin Herbert LandUnited States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)
11land, farmingAgriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
VERB1land, set downReach or come to rest
2land, put down, bring downCause to come to the ground
3land, bringBring into a different state
4landBring ashore
5landDeliver (a blow)
6land, set ashore, shoreArrive on shore
7land, down, shoot downShoot at and force to come down
land / Land > pronunciation
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Rhymesampersand, armband, backhand, and 87 more rhymes in aend...
land > adjective
MeaningRelating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
Examples"land vehicles"
Contrarysea; air
Similaronshore; overland
land > noun 1, possession
MeaningThe land on which real estate is located.
Examples"he built the house on land leased from the city"
Broaderreal property, real estate, realty, immovable
Narrowerfarmstead; homestead; no man's land
land > noun 2, object
MeaningMaterial in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use).
Examples"the land had never been plowed"
Synonymsground, soil
Broaderobject, physical object
Narrowerbadlands; bottomland, bottom; coastland; cultivated land, farmland, plowland, ploughland, tilled land, tillage, tilth; overburden; permafrost; polder; rangeland; scablands; turf, sod, sward, greensward; wetland
land > noun 3, object
MeaningThe solid part of the earth's surface.
Examples"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
Synonymsdry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
Part ofEarth, world, globe
Broaderobject, physical object
Narrowerarchipelago; beachfront; cape, ness; coastal plain; floor; foreland; forest, woodland, timberland, timber; island; isthmus; landmass; mainland; neck; oxbow; peninsula; plain, field, champaign; slash; wonderland
InstancesAmerica
Verbsland; land; land; land; land
land > noun 4, location
MeaningTerritory over which rule or control is exercised.
Examples"he made it the law of the land"
Synonymsdomain, demesne
Part ofcountry, state, land
Broaderregion
Narrowerarchduchy; barony; duchy, dukedom; earldom; emirate; empire, imperium; fiefdom; grand duchy; viscounty; khanate; kingdom, realm; principality, princedom; Kingdom of God; sheikdom, sheikhdom; suzerainty
land > noun 5, location
MeaningThe territory occupied by a nation.
Examples"he returned to the land of his birth"
Synonymscountry, state
Membersdepartment; state, province
Partsdomain, demesne, land; midland
Broaderadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division
Narrowerbanana republic; fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, country of origin, native land; buffer state, buffer country; kingdom; tax haven; European country, European nation; African country, African nation; Asian country, Asian nation; South American country, South American nation; North American country, North American nation; sultanate
InstancesAntigua and Barbuda; Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde; Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon; Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros; Cuba, Republic of Cuba; Haiti, Republic of Haiti; Dominican Republic; Jamaica; Barbados; Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus; Dominica, Commonwealth of Dominica; East Timor; Fiji, Republic of Fiji; Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion; Etruria; Australia, Commonwealth of Australia; Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, TT; Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands; Tuvalu; Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati; Nauru, Republic of Nauru; Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New Guinea; Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Bahama Islands; Burkina Faso, Upper Volta; Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia, Dutch East Indies; Grenada; Maldives, Republic of Maldives; Malta, Republic of Malta; Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius; New Zealand; Palau, Republic of Palau, TT; Philippines, Republic of the Philippines; Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Christopher-Nevis, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia, St. Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa, Independent State of Samoa, Western Samoa, Samoa i Sisifo; Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Sao Tome e Principe, Sao Thome e Principe, St. Thomas and Principe; Seychelles, Republic of Seychelles; Solomon Islands; Rus; Soviet Union, Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR; Russia, Russian Federation; Ukraine, Ukrayina; Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Turkmen, Turkmenia; Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, Friendly Islands; Turkey, Republic of Turkey; Vanuatu, Republic of Vanuatu, New Hebrides
land > noun 6, state
MeaningA domain in which something is dominant.
Examples"a land of make-believe"
Synonymskingdom, realm
Broadersphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
Narrowerlotusland, lotus land
land > noun 7, possession
MeaningExtensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.
Examples"the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
Synonymsestate, landed estate, acres, demesne
Broaderreal property, real estate, realty, immovable
Narrowerfreehold; glebe; leasehold; smallholding; homestead; fief, feoff; barony; countryseat; Crown land; manor; seigneury, seigniory, signory; hacienda; plantation; entail
land > noun 8, group
MeaningThe people who live in a nation or country.
Synonymsnation, country
Membersnational, subject
Broaderpeople
NarrowerDutch, Dutch people; British, British people, Brits; English, English people; Irish, Irish people; French, French people; Spanish, Spanish people; Swiss, Swiss people
land > noun 9, group
MeaningA politically organized body of people under a single government.
Examples"an industrialized land"
Synonymsstate, nation, country, commonwealth, res publica, body politic
Partsestate, estate of the realm
Broaderpolitical unit, political entity
Narrowercommonwealth country; developing country; Dominion; foreign country; Reich; rogue state, renegade state, rogue nation; suzerain; sea power; world power, major power, great power, power, superpower; city state, city-state; ally
InstancesEelam, Tamil Eelam
Land > noun 10, person
MeaningUnited States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991).
SynonymsDin Land, Edwin Herbert Land
Instance ofindustrialist; inventor, discoverer, artificer
land > noun 11, act
MeaningAgriculture considered as an occupation or way of life.
Examples"there's no work on the land any more"
Synonymsfarming
Broaderoccupation, business, job, line of work, line
land > verb 1, motion
MeaningReach or come to rest.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
ModelThe airplane is sure to land
Examples"The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
Synonymsset down
Caused byland, put down, bring down
Broaderarrive, get, come
Narroweralight, light, perch; force-land; beach; port; disembark, debark, set down; touch down; undershoot; belly-land; crash land
Nounsland; landing; lander
land > verb 2, motion
MeaningCause to come to the ground.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
Synonymsput down, bring down
Categoryair travel, aviation, air
Cause toland, set down
Broaderarrive, get, come
Nounsland; landing
land > verb 3, change
MeaningBring into a different state.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"this may land you in jail"
Synonymsbring
Broaderchange, alter, modify
land > verb 4, motion
MeaningBring ashore.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
Broaderbring, convey, take
Narrowerground, run aground
Nounsland; landing
land > verb 5, possession
MeaningDeliver (a blow).
PatternSomebody ----s something PP
Examples"He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
Broaderdeliver, drive home
land > verb 6, motion
MeaningArrive on shore.
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
Synonymsset ashore, shore
Broaderarrive, get, come
Nounsland; landing
land > verb 7, motion
MeaningShoot at and force to come down.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
Synonymsdown, shoot down
Nounsland

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