land

Nouns

• (n) the land on which real estate is located
  • he built the house on land leased from the city
• (n) material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
  • the land had never been plowed
  • good agricultural soil
  soil, ground,
• (n) territory over which rule or control is exercised
  • his domain extended into Europe
  • he made it the law of the land
  demesne, domain,
• (n) the solid part of the earth's surface
  • the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
  • the earth shook for several minutes
  • he dropped the logs on the ground
  dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth,
• (n) the territory occupied by a nation
  • he returned to the land of his birth
  • he visited several European countries
  country, state,
• (n) a domain in which something is dominant
  • the untroubled kingdom of reason
  • a land of make-believe
  • the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
  kingdom, realm,
• (n) extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
  • the family owned a large estate on Long Island
  acres, demesne, landed estate, estate,
• (n) the people who live in a nation or country
  • a statement that sums up the nation's mood
  • the news was announced to the nation
  • the whole country worshipped him
  nation, country,
• (n) a politically organized body of people under a single government
  • the state has elected a new president
  • African nations
  • students who had come to the nation's capitol
  • the country's largest manufacturer
  • an industrialized land
  body politic, country, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state,
• (n) United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) Din Land, Edwin Herbert Land,
• (n) agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
  • farming is a strenuous life
  • there's no work on the land any more
  farming,

Verbs

• (v) reach or come to rest
  • The bird landed on the highest branch
  • The plane landed in Istanbul
  set down,
• (v) cause to come to the ground
  • the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
  put down, bring down,
• (v) bring into a different state
  • this may land you in jail
  bring,
• (v) bring ashore
  • The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island
• (v) deliver (a blow)
  • He landed several blows on his opponent's head
• (v) arrive on shore
  • The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
  set ashore, shore,
• (v) shoot at and force to come down
  • the enemy landed several of our aircraft
  shoot down, down,

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