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to meadow

9.9
To become covered with grass and flowers
  • verb
  • /ˈmɛdoʊ/
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  • The garden will meadow beautifully next spring.

Examples

  • The abandoned lot slowly meadowed as nature reclaimed the space.

  • In spring, the hillside meadowed with a burst of wildflowers and tall grass.

  • After years of neglect, the old field meadowed and became a haven for butterflies.

  • They decided to meadow the area near the lake.

  • The farmer decided to meadow the dry land to create a vibrant space filled with wildflowers.

  • After years of neglect, they worked hard to meadow the hillside park, restoring its natural beauty.

  • To enhance the landscape, the city planned to meadow the area near the river with native grasses and flowers.

Synonyms

to turf
vsto meadow
1 5.1

To cover the ground with grass and its roots

is more natural and has flowers rather than a tight manufactured sod layer
to lawn
vsto meadow
1 7.7

To plant grass to make an area for people to walk or play

is wilder and includes many flowers instead of neat planted green areas
to grass
vsto meadow
4.6

To cover an area with short green plants so it looks like a lawn

is more natural and includes wildflowers rather than only short green plants
to grass over
vsto meadow
3.9

Cover an area of land with short green plants like those on a lawn

is more natural and keeps wildflowers as well as low green cover

Compounds

1 3.4

Grass that grows in meadows and feeds farm animals

9.1

A wildflower from North America with pink to purple flowers that grows in wet meadows

9.7

A plant that grows in wet places with bright yellow flowers like buttercups

A wildflower with bright yellow spring flowers found in meadows

9.5

A tall plant with blue flowers that grows in open grasslands

A tall plant that grows back each year with violet blue flowers

8.1

A small green plant with bitter, peppery leaves that grows in meadows

5.8

A small animal like a mouse that lives in grassy fields

An edible mushroom that grows in grassy places

8.4

A small wild plant with yellow flowers that farmers grow for animal feed

8.2

A small brown and white songbird that lives in open grasslands and sings a thin high song

A plant with thin divided leaves and small purple or yellow flowers that grows in damp meadows by streams

A plant that has a bulb and makes purple or white flowers in autumn and is poisonous to eat

A common weed with yellow flowers that grows near roads and in lawns

8.1

A plant with divided leaves that grows in meadows and open woods in eastern North America

A grass that lives for many years with wide flat leaves grown for animal grazing, hay, and lawns

A tall grass with soft, silky flower spikes that farmers cut for hay

A tall North American plant with bright yellow flower groups on curved stems, often seen as a weed

A small North American animal with long back legs that jumps in meadows

9.1

A wild plant with an edible bulb and leaves that smell like onions

5.5

A wild flower that grows in meadows and open woods and has hanging yellow or red blooms with brown spots

A low plant that lives for many years with small white flower clusters in meadows

A small green plant that makes a low carpet on wet ground

A small insect that makes frothy white masses on grass and can harm plants

7.6

A small mouse-like animal with a short tail and stocky body that lives in grasslands in northern North America

meadow-beauty family
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of plants with bright flowers that includes trees, shrubs, and garden herbs

A grass that grows in wet fields and marshes and provides grazing for cattle

A tall rough grass that grows in meadows and roadsides and is used for hay

A plant from eastern North America with hanging yellow or red flowers spotted with brown

How Wild

wilderness
129 3.8
moor
  • UK
17 5.8
heath
  • UK
3 7.2
to meadow
9.9
field
742 1.0
park
1.0
garden
740 1.0

Surface Forms

meadow infinitive
meadowed past
meadowed past participle
meadowing present participle
meadows third person singular

Etymology

The verb meadow comes from the noun meadow and means to become or make into a meadow. In other words, when a place 'meadows' it fills with grass and wildflowers, like nature slowly turning land into a 'meadow'.