land

  • 51land — land1 W1S1 [lænd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ground)¦ 2¦(not sea)¦ 3¦(country)¦ 4¦(not city)¦ 5¦(property)¦ 6 see/find out how the land lies 7 in the land of the living 8 the land of milk and honey 9 (in) the land of nod ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …

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  • 52land — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 surface of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ dry ▪ It was good to be on dry land again after months at sea. VERB + LAND ▪ reach ▪ The explorers reached land after a long voyage …

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  • 53land — land1 [ lænd ] noun *** 1. ) uncount an area that someone owns, often including the buildings on it. You can also refer to someone s lands, and this has the same meaning: The company bought the land last year. Some of his land had been flooded.… …

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  • 54land — 1 noun 1 NOT SEA (U) the solid dry part of the Earth s surface: After 21 days at sea we sighted land. | by land: It s quicker by land than sea. | on land: The crocodile lays its eggs on land. 2 GROUND (U) ground, especially when used for farming… …

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  • 55land */*/*/ — I UK [lænd] / US noun Word forms land : singular land plural lands Collocations: Country is the usual word for talking about a large area of land with recognized political borders, like Italy, Mexico, or Japan: Brazil is a big country. ♦ the… …

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  • 56land — landlike, adj. /land/, n. 1. any part of the earth s surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth s surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow s nest. 2. an area of ground with reference to its… …

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  • 57land — I n. soil ground 1) to clear land (to clear land of trees and brush) 2) to cultivate; irrigate; redistribute land 3) arable; barren; fertile; grazing; marginal land 4) private; public land 5) a plot of land solid surface of the earth 6) to raise …

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  • 58Land — Lạnd1 das; (e)s; nur Sg; 1 der Teil der Erde, der nicht vom Wasser bedeckt ist ≈ Festland ↔ Wasser <auf dem Land; an Land>: Die Erdoberfläche besteht zu einem Fünftel aus Land und zu vier Fünfteln aus Wasser; Ein Frosch kann im Wasser,… …

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  • 59-land — Places ends with land (or in some cases lands). Anybody is welcomed to add this list. Islands and islandses (archipelagos) might have been created elsewhere, but they can still be included here if they re famous. (Such as Rhode Island) Countries… …

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  • 60land — [[t]læ̱nd[/t]] ♦ lands, landing, landed 1) N UNCOUNT Land is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose such as farming or building. Good agricultural land is in short supply. ...160 acres of land. ...a small piece of …

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