Landnoun
The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
âMost insects live on land.â;
Chutverb
(intransitive) To produce this sound.
Landnoun
Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
âThere are 50 acres of land in this estate.â;
Landnoun
A country or region.
âThey come from a faraway land.â;
Landnoun
A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
Landnoun
The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.
âwet land; good or bad land for growing potatoesâ;
Landnoun
A general country, state, or territory.
âHe moved from his home to settle in a faraway land.â;
Landnoun
realm, domain.
âI'm going to Disneyland.â; âMaybe that's how it works in TV-land, but not in the real world.â;
Landnoun
(agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
Landnoun
A fright.
âHe got an awful land when the police arrived.â;
Landnoun
(electronics) A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
Landnoun
In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
Landnoun
(travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.
âOur city offices sell a lot more land than our suburban offices.â;
Landnoun
(obsolete) The ground or floor.
Landnoun
(nautical) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.
Landnoun
In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.
Landnoun
(ballistics) The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
Landnoun
lant; urine
Landverb
(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
âThe plane is about to land.â;
Landverb
(dated) To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
Landverb
(intransitive) To come into rest.
Landverb
(intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
Landverb
(transitive) To bring to land.
âIt can be tricky to land a helicopter.â; âUse the net to land the fish.â;
Landverb
(transitive) To acquire; to secure.
Landverb
(transitive) To deliver.
Landadjective
Of or relating to land.
Landadjective
Residing or growing on land.
Landnoun
Urine. See Lant.
Landnoun
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 land after a long voyage.
âThey turn their heads to sea, their sterns to land.â;
Landnoun
Any portion, large or small, of the surface of the earth, considered by itself, or as belonging to an individual or a people, as a country, estate, farm, or tract.
âGo view the land, even Jericho.â; âIll fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,Where wealth accumulates and men decay.â; âA poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the country].â;
Landnoun
Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land.
Landnoun
The inhabitants of a nation or people.
âThese answers, in the silent night received,The king himself divulged, the land believed.â;
Landnoun
The mainland, in distinction from islands.
Landnoun
The ground or floor.
âHerself upon the land she did prostrate.â;
Landnoun
The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing.
Landnoun
Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate.
Landnoun
The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; - called also landing.
Landnoun
In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves.
Landverb
To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.
âI 'll undertake to land them on our coast.â;
Landverb
To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.
Landverb
To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.
Landverb
To pilot (an airplane) from the air onto the land; as, to land the plane on a highway.
Landverb
To come to the end of a course; to arrive at a destination, literally or figuratively; as, he landed in trouble; after hithchiking for a week, he landed in Los Angeles.
Landverb
To go on shore from a ship or boat; to disembark.
Landverb
To reach and come to rest on land after having been in the air; as, the arrow landed in a flower bed; the golf ball landed in a sand trap; our airplane landed in Washington.
Landnoun
the land on which real estate is located;
âhe built the house on land leased from the cityâ;
Landnoun
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);
âthe land had never been plowedâ; âgood agricultural soilâ;
Landnoun
the solid part of the earth's surface;
âthe plane turned away from the sea and moved back over landâ; âthe earth shook for several minutesâ; âhe dropped the logs on the groundâ;
Landnoun
territory over which rule or control is exercised;
âhis domain extended into Europeâ; âhe made it the law of the landâ;
Landnoun
the territory occupied by a nation;
âhe returned to the land of his birthâ; âhe visited several European countriesâ;
Landnoun
a domain in which something is dominant;
âthe untroubled kingdom of reasonâ; âa land of make-believeâ; âthe rise of the realm of cotton in the southâ;
Landnoun
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use;
âthe family owned a large estate on Long Islandâ;
Landnoun
the people who live in a nation or country;
âa statement that sums up the nation's moodâ; âthe news was announced to the nationâ; âthe whole country worshipped himâ;
Landnoun
a politically organized body of people under a single government;
âthe state has elected a new presidentâ; âAfrican nationsâ; âstudents who had come to the nation's capitolâ; âthe country's largest manufacturerâ; âan industrialized landâ;
Landnoun
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)
Landnoun
working the land as an occupation or way of life;
âfarming is a strenuous lifeâ; âthere's no work on the land any moreâ;
Landverb
reach or come to rest;
âThe bird landed on the highest branchâ; âThe plane landed in Istanbulâ;
Landverb
cause to come to the ground;
âthe pilot managed to land the airplane safelyâ;
Landverb
bring into a different state;
âthis may land you in jailâ;
Landverb
bring ashore;
âThe drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the islandâ;
Landverb
deliver (a blow);
âHe landed several blows on his opponent's headâ;
Landverb
arrive on shore;
âThe ship landed in Pearl Harborâ;
Landverb
shoot at and force to come down;
âthe enemy landed several of our aircraftâ;
Landadjective
relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land;
âland vehiclesâ; âsea storiesâ; âsea smellsâ; âsea trafficâ;
Landadjective
operating or living or growing in water;
âboats are aquatic vehiclesâ; âwater lilies are aquatic plantsâ; âfish are aquatic animalsâ;
Landnoun
a state of Germany or Austria.
Landverb
put (someone or something) on land from a boat
âhe landed his troops at Hastingsâ;
Landverb
go ashore; disembark
âthe marines landed at a small jettyâ;
Landverb
bring (a fish) to land with a net or rod
âhe landed 43 on Saturdayâ;
Landverb
succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of competition
âshe landed the starring role in a new filmâ;
Landverb
come down through the air and rest on the ground or another surface
âwe will shortly be landing at Gatwickâ; âa fly landed on Tom's noseâ;
Landverb
bring (an aircraft or spacecraft) to the ground or the surface of water in a controlled way
âthe co-pilot landed the planeâ;
Landverb
reach the ground after falling or jumping
âhe leapt over the fence and landed nimbly on his feetâ;
Landverb
(of an object) come to rest after falling or being thrown
âthe plate landed in her lapâ;
Landverb
(of something undesirable or unexpected) arrive suddenly
âthere were more problems than ever landing on her deskâ;
Landverb
cause someone to be in (a difficult situation)
âhis exploits always landed him in troubleâ;
Landverb
inflict (an unwelcome task or difficult situation) on someone
âthe mistake landed the company with a massive billâ;
Landverb
inflict (a blow) on someone
âI won the fight without landing a single punchâ;
Land
Land is the solid surface of Earth that is not permanently submerged in water. The vast majority of human activity throughout history has occurred in land areas that support agriculture, habitat, and various natural resources.