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land / Land > 20 senses
ADJECTIVE1landRelating to or characteristic of or occurring on land
2land, terrestrialOperating or living or growing 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, country, a peopleThe 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, farmingWorking the land 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
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land > adjective 1
MeaningRelating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
Examples"land vehicles"
Similaronshore; overland
Contrarysea; air
land > adjective 2
MeaningOperating or living or growing on land.
Synonymsterrestrial
Contraryaquatic; amphibious
land > noun 1, possession
MeaningThe land on which real estate is located.
Examples"he built the house on land leased from the city"
Narrowerfarmstead; homestead; no man's land
Broaderreal property, real estate, realty
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
Narrowerbadlands; bottomland, bottom; coastland; cultivated land, farmland, plowland, ploughland, tilled land, tillage, tilth; overburden; permafrost; rangeland; turf, sod, sward, greensward; wetland
Broaderobject, physical object
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
NarrowerAmerica, the Americas; archipelago; beachfront; cape, ness; coastal plain; floor; foreland; forest, woodland, timberland, timber; hills; island; isthmus; landmass; mainland; neck; oxbow; peninsula; plain, field, champaign; slash; wonderland
Broaderobject, physical object
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
Narrowerarchduchy; barony; duchy, dukedom; earldom; emirate; empire; fiefdom; grand duchy; viscounty; khnate; kingdom, realm; principality, princedom; Kingdom of God; sheikdom, sheikhdom; suzerainty
Broaderregion
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
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; Antigua 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; sultanate; 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
Broaderadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division
land > noun 6, state
MeaningA domain in which something is dominant.
Examples"a land of make-believe"
Synonymskingdom, realm
Narrowerlotusland, lotus land
Broadersphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
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
Narrowerfreehold; glebe; leasehold; smallholding; homestead; fief, feoff; barony; countryseat; Crown land; manor; seigneury, seigniory, signory; hacienda; plantation; entail
Broaderreal property, real estate, realty
land > noun 8, group
MeaningThe people who live in a nation or country.
Synonymsnation, country, a people
Membersnational, subject
NarrowerDutch, Dutch people; British, British people, the British, Brits; English, English people, the English; Irish, Irish people, the Irish; French, French people; Spanish, Spanish people; Swiss, Swiss people, the Swiss
Broaderpeople
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
NarrowerDominion; Reich; rogue state, renegade state, rogue nation; suzerain; sea power; world power, major power, great power, power, superpower; city state; ally
Broaderpolitical unit
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
Broaderindustrialist; inventor, discoverer, artificer
land > noun 11, act
MeaningWorking the land 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
Narroweralight, light, perch; force-land; beach; port; disembark, debark, set down; touch down; undershoot; belly-land; crash land
Broaderarrive, get, come
Nounsland; lander; landing
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"
Narrowerground, run aground
Broaderbring, convey, take
Nounslanding; land
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
Nounslanding; land
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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