land

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

lands

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

land

past (v2)

landed

past participle (v3)

landed

present participle

landing

3rd person singular

lands

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

   • Most insects live on land.

2. 2.A country or region.

   • They come from a faraway land.

3. 3.A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.

   • We've been trying to sell our land.

4. 4.Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.

   • There are 50 acres of land in this estate.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

   • The plane is about to land.

2. 2.To come into rest.

3. 3.To arrive on land, especially a shore or dock, from a body of water.

   • Tatan and Erhtan are two small islands in the sea southwest of Kinmen.[…]A contingent of some 30 Communist troops tried to land at Erhtan, but were disarmed by Government defenders.

4. 4.To bring to land.

   • It can be tricky to land a helicopter.
   • I'll undertake to land them on our coast.
   • Use the net to land the fish.

Overall

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• ground
• soil

Word family

• landing