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land
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- L
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- AN
- Scrabble score
- 5
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Meaning
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noun
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
“farming is a strenuous life”
noun
the people who live in a nation or country
“a statement that sums up the nation's mood”
noun
a politically organized body of people under a single government
“the state has elected a new president”
noun
the territory occupied by a nation
“he returned to the land of his birth”
noun
territory over which rule or control is exercised
“his domain extended into Europe”
noun
the solid part of the earth's surface
“the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land”
noun
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”
noun
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use
“the family owned a large estate on Long Island”
noun
the land on which real estate is located
“he built the house on land leased from the city”
noun
a domain in which something is dominant
“the untroubled kingdom of reason”
verb
bring into a different state
“this may land you in jail”
verb
reach or come to rest
“The bird landed on the highest branch”
verb
cause to come to the ground
“the pilot managed to land the airplane safely”
verb
shoot at and force to come down
“the enemy landed several of our aircraft”
verb
arrive on shore
“The ship landed in Pearl Harbor”
verb
bring ashore
“The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island”
verb
deliver (a blow)
“He landed several blows on his opponent's head”
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Example Sentences
farming is a strenuous life
there's no work on the land any more
a statement that sums up the nation's mood
the news was announced to the nation
the whole country worshipped him
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
he returned to the land of his birth
he visited several European countries
his domain extended into Europe
he made it the law of the land
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
the land had never been plowed
good agricultural soil
the family owned a large estate on Long Island
he built the house on land leased from the city
the untroubled kingdom of reason
a land of make-believe
the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
this may land you in jail
The bird landed on the highest branch
The plane landed in Istanbul
the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
the enemy landed several of our aircraft
The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island
He landed several blows on his opponent's head
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