land (
http://definr.com/land)
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land; "land
vehicles" [syn:
land(a)] [ant:
sea(a),
air(a)]
2: operating or living or growing on land [syn:
terrestrial,
land(a)] [ant:
amphibious,
aquatic]
n 1: the land on which real estate is located; "he built the
house on land leased from the city"
2: 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]
3: the solid part of the earth's 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]
4: territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his
domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the
land" [syn:
domain,
demesne]
5: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land
of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
[syn:
country,
state]
6: 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]
7: 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]
8: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement
that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced
to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn:
nation,
country,
a people]
9: 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 nation's
capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an
industrialized land" [syn:
state,
nation,
country,
commonwealth,
res publica,
body politic]
10: 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]
11: working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming
is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any
more" [syn:
farming]
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; of aircraft [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, as of a blow; "He landed several blows on his
opponent's head"
6: arrive on shore; of ships [syn:
set ashore,
shore]
7: shoot at and force to come down; of aircraft [syn:
down, {shoot
down}]