turf
48
2.7
- noun
- /tɜrf/
:
césped
- There was something familiar about this place: the lie of the turf, the small rocks jutting out.
- turf grass
- artificial turf
- turf maintenance
And they had pieces of the turf and the confetti in the packaging with the shoes.
- And they had pieces of the turf and the confetti in the packaging with the shoes.
- When I go out and plow a field, I don't just turn turf into arable land.
- However, some horses like dirt, some horses like turf, some horses like when it rains, some of them don't.
- I'm going early next time and pour my beer all over that turf area.
- Oh, and then just face down on the turf for like a touchback.
- Yeah, he, I mean, he was on the after turf pretty much everyday, practising skills, learning new things.
Examples
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Training on the home turf is important, but it's a two-way flow.
Academic text (2002) -
Coach Jackson wants new turf for his lacrosse field.
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Has he been burning up a few miles today on the stadium turf!
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But now you've got the turf and our kids play here a lot.
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She gets to play on the sacred turf in front of thousands of fans.
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The field is nice and level; the outfield turf is thick and fresh! Mowed.
Fiction book (1995) -
Can you feel the turf, pounding underneath your horses hooves?
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So they trudged up across the rocks and turf and found the mansion's door and knocked.
Fiction book (1996) -
Our next challenger is a turf farmer by day... and an entertainer by night who dreams of winning an Oscar.
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The soccer team practices regularly on the well-maintained turf at the local stadium.
Synonyms
11
2.2
A layer of soil with grass and roots held together
1
9.6
A layer of ground covered with grass
1
9.9
An open area covered with green grass in a park or garden
Idioms
Compounds
How Thick
48
2.7
11
2.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Turf originally meant a piece of ground with grass and roots, like a 'sod' or patch of lawn. That's why turf now names the grass surface of lawns and sports fields.