English dictionary
land
/l/&/nd/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the land on which real estate is located
ExamplesHe built the house on land leased from the city.
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material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
ExamplesThe land had never been plowed.
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territory over which rule or control is exercised
ExamplesHe made it the law of the land.
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the solid part of the earth's surface
ExamplesThe plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land.
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the territory occupied by a nation
ExamplesHe returned to the land of his birth.
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a domain in which something is dominant
ExamplesA land of make-believe.
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extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
ExamplesThe family owned a large estate on Long Island.
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the people who live in a nation or country
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
ExamplesAn industrialized land.
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United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
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agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
ExamplesThere's no work on the land any more.
Synonyms farmingSource: WordNet 3.0
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Urine. See <u>Lant</u>.
Source: webster1913
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The solid part of the surface of the earth; - - opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight <i>land</i> after a long voyage.
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verb
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reach or come to rest
ExamplesThe bird landed on the highest branch.
The plane landed in Istanbul.
Synonyms set downSource: WordNet 3.0
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cause to come to the ground
ExamplesThe pilot managed to land the airplane safely.
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bring into a different state
ExamplesThis may land you in jail.
Synonyms bringSource: WordNet 3.0
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bring ashore
ExamplesThe drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island.
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deliver (a blow)
ExamplesHe landed several blows on his opponent's head.
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arrive on shore
ExamplesThe ship landed in Pearl Harbor.
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shoot at and force to come down
ExamplesThe enemy landed several of our aircraft.
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To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.
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To go on shore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to come to the end of a course.
Source: webster1913