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mower

mower

69 1.0
A machine that cuts grass on lawns
  • noun
  • /ˈmoʊər/
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  • I can hear some lawn mowers going on in the background.
  • lawn mower
  • push mower
  • mulching mower

And so some of those guys, you know, if they have newer stuff, it might be finer than the olders, you know, if they're running that push mower.

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Examples

  • We sat down together by the push mower and tore the wrappers off our Bomb Pops.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • So ideally a gas mower is the way to be.

  • -You have to turn the mower off, Dad.

  • You wanted the mower then?

  • That was just a man on a mower.

  • I wish we had a lawn mower.

  • I told you not to buy me a Japanese lawn mower, Kane.

  • After the door shuts behind him, I grab the handle of the mower and pull it back.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I look down at the mower, the infernal machine of noise.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The gardener used a mower to keep the lawn neatly trimmed.

Synonyms

lawn mower
vsmower
28 2.1

A machine that cuts grass on a lawn

is the broader term for any device that cuts grass
riding mower
vsmower
  • US
4 3.5

A machine you sit on to cut grass

is the general device used for cutting grass regardless of how operated
power mower
vsmower
  • US
2 3.2

A machine that cuts grass using a small engine

is any grass cutting machine including manual and powered types
motor mower
vsmower
3.3

A machine with a small engine that cuts grass

is the general grass cutting machine regardless of propulsion
hand mower
vsmower
3.7

A tool you push to cut grass without a motor

is the general grass cutting machine including engine and manual types
lawn tool
vsmower
1.7

A tool for keeping a lawn tidy, like a mower or rake

is the specific name for a grass cutting machine rather than any garden tool

Compounds

28 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

How Powerful

riding mower
  • US
4 3.5
mower
69 1.0
shears
1 3.0

Surface Forms

mower singular
mowers plural

Morphology

mower = mow (transparent) = mow + er

A regular agentive noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the verb 'mow', easily predictable by learners.

Etymology

Mower comes from the simple verb mow, which means 'to cut grass' — think of someone mowing the lawn. The ending -er means 'one who' or 'a thing that', so a mower is 'one or something that cuts grass'.