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park

park

∞ 1.0
A large public area with grass and trees for people to relax
  • noun
  • /pɑrk/
: parque
  • Children laughed and played on the swings at the local park while their parents watched nearby.
  • national park
  • a public park
  • park visitors

Oh, hello, we've come to Stanley Park morning.

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Examples

  • We have a meeting in the park early tomorrow morning.

  • Business owners along this street are generally proud of the park, including the village's business district.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We shot this in a park near my house.

  • Never ever go to the park when it's half term.

  • We are back from the park and we are calm now.

  • Alright, maybe we'll go to the park in a little while, okay?

  • We just came to the park by my house to skate.

  • After all, the bands were still playing in the parks.

  • I hear there's a great new place at the park.

  • There is an abundance of wildlife in the park, and the wildflowers and fungi are plentiful.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

green
vspark
35 1.0

An open area of grass in a town used for recreation

is a larger public area usually kept for recreation and enjoyment
common
vspark
  • UK
18 3.2

An open grassy area near houses where people meet or play

is set aside for recreation and enjoyment, not for grazing
commons
vspark
14 3.2

Shared open land in a community like a park or pasture

is reserved mainly for recreation rather than communal grazing or shared rights
parkland
vspark
5 3.3

A large natural area for public recreation and to protect wild animals

is usually a smaller managed public space for recreation and enjoyment
greenspace
vspark
1 3.0

A park or grassy place in a town where people can relax and play

focuses more on recreation and enjoyment than on environmental benefits
pleasure ground
vspark
  • Archaic
1 5.0

A park with rides, games, and places to eat

is a general open area for recreation, not mainly for amusements

Antonyms

52 2.7

A place with many people and buildings like a city

Idioms

walk in the park
  • Informal
22 1.0

An easy task that needs little effort

to park the bus
  • Literature
1 7.7

Put most players near their own goal to stop the other team from scoring

Compounds

142 1.0

A large public park in Manhattan that has wide green spaces and places for concerts

125 1.5

An area of land protected by the national government for nature and for people to visit

A large outdoor place with rides, shows, and games for fun

57 1.6

A park with rides and shows based on one story or idea

57 3.3

A place where people rent spaces for homes on wheels that share water and electricity

49 1.0

A place where people leave their cars for a short time

35 3.4

A famous rich street in New York City with many expensive homes

24 3.6

A United States government group that manages national parks, monuments, and protected places

23 1.0

A long seat with a back in a park for people to sit

18 1.0

A park with pools, slides and water play areas

12 3.8

An area of land near a city with many factories and large businesses

A large protected area in western United States and the first US national park, famous for geysers and wildlife

A national park in California with tall waterfalls, steep rock cliffs, and many different natural sights

A cemetery like a park with gardens and simple graves for quietly remembering people who have died

3 3.5

A famous street in New York that has large expensive apartments

3 3.3

A park where visitors drive through to see wild animals

3 4.6

A racetrack for horse racing in Elmont, New York, home of the Belmont Stakes

A park where wild animals live in natural areas so people can see them

A large park in northern Colorado with high mountains, lakes, and wild animals

A large park in southern Florida with wetlands, mangrove swamps and rare animals

2 6.5

A person who manages and looks after public parks

A national park in southwest Utah with tall red cliffs and deep canyons carved by rivers

A national park in northwest Wyoming with tall rocky mountains and wild animals

A national park in the southeastern United States covering Tennessee and North Carolina with high mountains and many wild animals

A large park in Alaska with tall mountains, open wild land and animals like bears and moose

A large park in northern Arizona that contains the Grand Canyon

A national park in California known for giant sequoia trees and Mount Whitney

A national park in eastern Utah in the United States with many natural stone arches

A national park on the coast of Maine with rocky shores and forested mountains

A national park in Washington state with rainforests, mountains, and many animals

A national park in southern Florida with coral reefs, islands, and many sea animals

A large park in Canada with high mountains, clear lakes, and wild animals

A national park in southeast Utah with deep canyons carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers

A large park in Virginia with mountains and the Appalachian Trail

A national park in Hawaii with active volcanoes and many different plants and animals

A national park in Colorado with well-preserved ancient cliff homes built by Native Americans

A large national park in southwest Texas with mountains, desert, deep canyons, and many wild animals

A large park in northern California with very tall old coast redwood trees along the Pacific Ocean

A large park in northern Washington State, USA with high mountains and old gold rush sites

A large park in Alaska with Mount Denali and animals like bears and moose

A national park in southern Utah known for its tall, thin orange rock pillars

A national park in North Dakota that preserves prairie and badlands where Theodore Roosevelt once had a ranch

A national park in California with giant sequoia trees, deep canyons, and high mountain lakes

A national park in northern California with volcanoes, lakes, and hot springs

A national park in southern Alaska with high mountains, deep sea inlets, glaciers and many wild animals

A national park in Washington state with a high volcano, glaciers, and mountain lakes

A national park in New Mexico with large underground caves and rock formations

A large park in northern Tanzania with open grassland and many wild animals

A park in Arkansas with natural hot springs people visit for bathing and health

A national park in South Dakota with eroded rock shapes and many ancient fossils

A national park on islands off southern California with many sea birds and marine life

A national park in Utah with colorful rocks, canyons, and desert plants and animals

wind park
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A place with many turbines that make electricity from wind

A national park in Oregon with the deepest lake in the United States formed in a volcano crater

A national park in Kentucky with a very large cave system and an underground river

A national park in northeastern Arizona with many colorful tree logs turned to stone

A large park in southern Alaska with volcanoes, mountains, and many wild animals

1 4.7

A large national park in Alaska with mountains, lakes, and old Native sites

A very large national park in southeast Alaska with high mountains and big glaciers

A national park on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, Michigan, known for wild nature, moose, wolves, and old iron mines

A national park in South Dakota with limestone caves and bison herds

A national park in Hawaii around a large sleeping volcano with unique plants and views

A national park on St John with tropical plants, sandy beaches, and coral reefs

A national park in northern Minnesota with many lakes, forests, and rocky shores

A very large park in northern Alaska with wild land and no roads

A large park in southern Alaska with volcanoes, mountains, and many brown bears

oyster park
  • Specialized
1 5.4

An area where people grow oysters to sell

A national park in western Texas with rugged mountains and the state's highest point

A national park on the island of Hawaii with active volcanoes like Kīlauea and Mauna Loa

A large protected area in northern Alaska with mountains, forests, tundra, sand dunes, and old human remains and tools

A large national park in northern Alaska with very wild, remote land

A large national park in Alaska with wild nature and old sites of Native people

A former national park in Oklahoma known for its mineral springs, now part of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area

How Big

national park
125 1.5
park
∞ 1.0
pocket
64 7.2

Surface Forms

park singular
parks plural

Etymology

Park comes from Old French parc, which meant an 'enclosed area' for animals and walking; imagine a green, fenced space set aside for people to enjoy, which is why a park today is land kept for recreation.