The surface of the earth, the area above and
below the surface, and anything attached to the
surface.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
land (noun)1.
a) the solid part of the surface of the earth , also a corresponding part of a celestial body (as the moon)
b) ground or soil of a specified situation, nature, or quality - dry land
c) the surface of the earth and all its natural resources
2.
a portion of the earth's solid surface distinguishable by boundaries or ownership as - bought land in the country
a) - country the finest cheese in all the land
b) a rural area characterized by farming or ranching , also farming or ranching as a way of life - wanted to move back to the land
3.
- realm domain in the land of dreams sometimes used in combination TV-land
4.
the people of a country - the land rose in rebellion
5.
an area of a partly machined surface (as the inside of a gun barrel) that is left without machining
transitive verb
1.
to set or put on shore from a ship - disembark
2.
a) to set down after conveying
b) to cause to reach or come to rest in a particular place - never landed a punch
c) to bring to a specified condition - his wit landed him in trouble
d) to bring (as an airplane) to a - landing
e) to complete successfully by landing - the skater landed all her jumps
3.
a) to catch and bring in (as a fish)
intransitive verb
b) - gain secure land a job landed the leading role
1.
a) to go ashore from a ship - disembark
b) of a ship or boat to touch at a place on shore
2.
a) to come to the end of a course or to a stage in a journey - arrive took a wrong turn and landed on a dead-end street
b) to come to be in a condition or situation - landed in jail
c) to strike or meet a surface (as after a fall) - landed on my head
d) to alight on a surface
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Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
land (noun)1.
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
SYNONYMS:
commonwealth, country, land, sovereignty ( sovranty), stateRELATED WORDS:
city-state, microstate, ministate, nation-state; domain, dominion, empire, kingdom, realm, republic; duchy, dukedom, emirate, principality, seigniory ( seignory), sultanate; democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, monocracy, oligarchy, sovereign ( sovran), theocracy; client state, colony, condominium, dependency, mandate, province, settlement, soil, trust territory; fatherland, homeland, motherland; great power, power, sea power, superpower, world power; welfare state2.
a broad geographical area
SYNONYMS:
belt, corridor, land, neck, part(s), tract, zoneRELATED WORDS:
district, domain, latitude(s), range, realm, terrain, territory; neighborhood, vicinity3.
the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air
SYNONYMS:
dirt, dust, ground, land, soil, terra firmaRELATED WORDS:
continent, landmass, zone; island, isthmus, mainland, peninsula1.
to stop at or near a place along the shore
SYNONYMS:
anchor, dockRELATED WORDS:
berth, moor, tie up; beach, ground; harbor; arrive, reach, show up, turn up; debark, disembarkNEAR ANTONYMS:
embark, launch, sail2.
to get to a destination
SYNONYMS:
appear, arrive, get in, get through, land, show up, turn upRELATED WORDS:
fetch, hit, make, reach; pull in, touch down; debark, disembark; barge (in), blow in, breeze (in), burst (in into), waltz (in); check in, clock (in)NEAR ANTONYMS:
check out, clock (out); flee, vamoose3.
to go ashore from a ship
SYNONYMS:
debark, landRELATED WORDS:
beach; anchor, dock, put inNEAR ANTONYMS:
board, get (on); weigh (anchor)4.
to come to rest after descending from the air
SYNONYMS:
land, light, perch, roost, settle, touch downRELATED WORDS:
belly-land, crash-landNEAR ANTONYMS:
arise, ascend, climb, rise; float, fly, glide, plane, soar, wing; hang, hover5.
to receive as return for effort
SYNONYMS:
acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, winRELATED WORDS:
clear, gross, net; accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score; accumulate, amass, draw, rack up; catch, pick up; annex, occupy, take over; reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remakeNEAR ANTONYMS:
accord, give, grant, pay; give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield6.
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
SYNONYMS:
bag, capture, collar, cop, corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble, rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trapRELATED WORDS:
glove, halter, lasso, rope; apprehend, arrest, detain; bay, corner; clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on onto), secure; rend, wrest; enmesh ( immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh; abduct, kidnap, spirit (away off)NEAR ANTONYMS:
discharge, free, liberate, release; drop, loosen, unhandRisk Free Exam Pass Guarantee
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