land (n.)

  1. the land on which real estate is located; he built the house on land leased from the city'

  2. United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)

    [ Syn: land , din land , edwin herbert land ]

  3. agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; farming is a strenuous life; theres no work on the land any more

    [ Syn: farming ]

  4. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); the land had never been plowed; good agricultural soil

    [ Syn: ground , soil ]

  5. territory over which rule or control is exercised; his domain extended into Europe; he made it the law of the land

    [ Syn: domain , demesne ]

  6. the solid part of the earths surface; the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land; the earth shook for several minutes; he dropped the logs on the ground

    [ Syn: dry land , earth , ground , solid ground , terra firma ]

  7. the territory occupied by a nation; he returned to the land of his birth; he visited several European countries

    [ Syn: country , state ]

  8. a domain in which something is dominant; the untroubled kingdom of reason; a land of make-believe; the rise of the realm of cotton in the south

    [ Syn: kingdom , realm ]

  9. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; the family owned a large estate on Long Island

    [ Syn: estate , landed estate , acres , demesne ]

  10. the people who live in a nation or country; a statement that sums up the nations mood; the news was announced to the nation; the whole country worshipped him

    [ Syn: nation , country ]

  11. a politically organized body of people under a single government; the state has elected a new president; African nations; students who had come to the nations capitol; the countrys largest manufacturer; an industrialized land

    [ Syn: state , nation , country , commonwealth , res publica , body politic ]

    land (v.)

  1. reach or come to rest; The bird landed on the highest branch; The plane landed in Istanbul

    [ Syn: set down ]

  2. cause to come to the ground; the pilot managed to land the airplane safely

    [ Syn: put down , bring down ]

  3. bring into a different state; this may land you in jail

    [ Syn: bring ]

  4. bring ashore; The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island'

  5. deliver (a blow); He landed several blows on his opponent's head'

  6. arrive on shore; The ship landed in Pearl Harbor

    [ Syn: set ashore , shore ]

  7. shoot at and force to come down; the enemy landed several of our aircraft

    [ Syn: down , shoot down ]

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