earth.+turf
11Turf maze — Historically, a turf maze is a labyrinth made by cutting a convoluted path into a level area of short grass, turf or lawn. Some had names such as Mizmaze, Troy Town, The Walls of Troy, Julian s Bower, or Shepherd s Race (see #Maze names, below).… …
12turf — turf1 [ tɜrf ] (plural turfs or turves [ tɜrvz ] ) noun 1. ) uncount short grass and the earth that is under it a ) count a piece of earth with the short grass that is growing on it: Lay new turf in frost free conditions. b ) singular a sports… …
13turf — I UK [tɜː(r)f] / US [tɜrf] noun Word forms turf : singular turf plural turfs or turves UK [tɜː(r)vz] / US [tɜrvz] 1) [uncountable] short grass and the earth that is under it a) [countable] a piece of earth with the short grass that is growing on… …
14earth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. planet, globe, world; ground, land, dirt, soil, mold. See universe. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The world] Syn. globe, sphere, planet, universe, terra (Latin), mundane world, creation, terrestrial sphere,… …
15turf — turfless, adj. turflike, adj. /terrf/, n., pl. turfs, (esp. Brit.) turves; v. n. 1. a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots. 2. peat, esp. as material for fuel. 3. a block or piece of peat dug for fuel. 4. Slang. a …
16turf — 1 noun 1 (U) a surface that is made up of soil and a thick covering of grass: the springy turf of the lawn 2 plural turfs or turves (C) BrE a square piece of turf cut out of the ground; sod 1 (4) AmE 3 the turf the sport of horse racing, or the… …
17turf — noun (plural turfs or turves) 1》 grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots. ↘a piece of turf cut from the ground. 2》 (the turf) horse racing or racecourses generally. 3》 informal an area regarded as someone s territory… …
18turf — [[t]tɜrf[/t]] n. pl. turfs, (esp. brit.)turves; 1) a) bot a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots b) sts brit. Chiefly Brit. a piece cut or torn from this; sod 2) peat or a block of peat, esp. as material for fuel 3) spo the turf… …
19turf — 1. noun a) a layer of earth covered with grass; sod b) a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn See Also: AstroTurf, turf account …
20turf — [tɜːf] noun [U] I short grass and the earth that is under it II verb British turf [tɜːf] turf sb out …
