lot
∞
3.9
- noun
- /lɑt/
- US
:
terreno
- The city plans to turn the old industrial lot into a park for residents.
- a parking lot
- a vacant lot
- a building lot
So, you know, this vacant lot was the re emergence place.
- So, you know, this vacant lot was the re emergence place.
- You're going to walk to a community lot and we're going to go to Hidden Borough.
Examples
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Mrs. Gilbert stood in the parking lot, enjoying a final few words with my mother.
Fiction book (1990) -
A couple of young salesmen were out on the lot talking animatedly with prospective customers.
Fiction book (1990) -
Wow, Take a look at the lot next door.
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When the new owner drove into the parking lot, his was the only car there.
Academic text (2012) -
The parking lot of Southeast Church.
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Nor was it easy to obtain commercial lots, because these, unlike residential lots, required payment.
Academic text (1999) -
A network of trails connected a parking lot and residential area to the lake through the BCRA.
Academic text (2008) -
The evidence is manifest in abandoned buildings, vacant lots, and an overall condition of deterioration.
Academic text (1991) -
The builders cleared the vacant lot to prepare for the new housing development.
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She purchased a small lot near the lake to build her dream home.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An area of ground used for farming, building, or as a country
∞
1.4
Something that a person or group owns, for example land and buildings
490
2.8
Land with buildings on it that people own, like houses or offices
150
2.0
The land around a building that belongs to it, often with gardens
81
1.9
A small piece of land used to grow plants or vegetables
27
5.4
Land and the buildings on it that someone owns
25
5.6
A large area of land not divided into smaller parts
25
4.9
A piece of land marked to sell or build on
23
1.8
A small area of land that someone owns or uses
20
4.0
A piece of land usually measured in acres and used for farming or building
19
2.8
An empty piece of land in a town without buildings
11
3.0
A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on
6
4.1
A large area of land used for a certain purpose
5
2.9
A piece of land sold or owned as one unit
5
2.4
A piece of land where people plan to make or are making houses and other structures
5
2.7
A piece of land used for a specific purpose like building or farming
1
3.3
A piece of land for building a house or with a house on it
1
5.1
An area of land that someone owns, like a farm or property
1
2.3
A small piece of land used for growing plants
A large area of land treated as one unit
Idioms
24
2.8
People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening
Compounds
604
1.0
A large amount of money that lets you buy expensive things or do big projects
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lot comes from an old word meaning 'share' or 'portion', so it came to mean a 'piece of land' that is someone's share to use or build on. That's why a lot is a defined parcel of land.