what does land mean?
LAND as NOUN
- Meaning
- working the land as an occupation or way of life
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- farming is a strenuous life
- there’’s no work on the land any more
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the people who live in a nation or country
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- a statement that sums up the nation’’s mood
- the news was announced to the nation
- the whole country worshipped him
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- 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
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the territory occupied by a nation
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- he returned to the land of his birth
- he visited several European countries
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- territory over which rule or control is exercised
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- his domain extended into Europe
- he made it the law of the land
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the solid part of the earth’’s surface
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- 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
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the land had never been plowed
- good agricultural soil
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) Land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the family owned a large estate on Long Island
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the land on which real estate is located
Usage Example(s)
- he built the house on land leased from the city
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- a domain in which something is dominant
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the untroubled kingdom of reason
- a land of make-believe
- the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
LAND as VERB
- Meaning
- bring into a different state
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- this may land you in jail
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
See Also
- Meaning
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- The bird landed on the highest branch
- The plane landed in Istanbul
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- cause to come to the ground
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Cause(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- shoot at and force to come down
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the enemy landed several of our aircraft
Derived(s)
- Meaning
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- He landed several blows on his opponent’’s head
Hypernyms(s) land is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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