lawnmower
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈlɔnˌmoʊər/
:
cortacésped
- One Saturday that spring, Rita woke to the sound of a lawnmower, the first of the season.
Well, it's kind of like a lawnmower with the blade not sheathed in armor.
- Well, it's kind of like a lawnmower with the blade not sheathed in armor.
- I got a picture from Chantelle of her dad on my zero turn lawnmower cutting my grass.
- They're like drag racing versions of lawnmowers.
- If you can't get rid of an old dress or an old lawnmower, it isn't going to be that easy to get rid of people, is it?
Examples
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But after the lawnmower broke down and wouldn't start, I couldn't keep up with all the weeds.
Fiction book (1991) -
I was searching for a used lawnmower in the Beachcomber, and look what I found.
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I fired up the lawnmower and went to work.
Fiction book (2000) -
I just wanted to buy a lawnmower.
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Jan gritted her teeth and started pushing the lawnmower again.
Fiction book (1998) -
Sweat rolled down Doug's back as he shoved the lawnmower about the small yard.
Fiction book (2002) -
Clay wearily pushes his lawnmower, struggling to concentrate on the darkened lawn.
Fiction book (1998) -
Rita enjoyed the quiet morning while her neighbor used his lawnmower to trim his grass.
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After borrowing the lawnmower, he quickly finished cutting the overgrown lawn.
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Every Saturday, she would start the lawnmower to keep the yard neat and tidy.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that cuts grass on lawns
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2.1
A machine that cuts grass on a lawn
4
3.5
A machine you sit on to cut grass
2
3.2
A machine that cuts grass using a small engine
A machine with a small engine that cuts grass
A tool you push to cut grass without a motor
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Etymology
Lawnmower comes from two simple English parts: lawn ('a flat area of grass') and mow ('to cut grass'), with -er meaning 'one who or that which does something'. So a lawnmower is literally 'something that cuts the grass of a lawn', which explains the machine meaning.