Meaning

1 senses
  1. Something, particularly plants, which overlays an area of land. May refer to plants specifically grown to prevent erosion of an area.

    Bodendecker

More definitions
  • small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
  • low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow

Examples

17 sentences
  1. The ground is covered with snow.

    Земля вкрита снiгом.

    ruЗемля покрыта снегом.

    deDer Boden ist schneebedeckt.

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  2. We saw the ground covered with snow.

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  3. We have a lot of ground to cover.

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  4. The ground was covered with leaves.

    ruЗемля была покрыта листьями.

    deDer Boden war von Blättern bedeckt.

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  5. The ground was covered in snow.

    ruЗемля была покрыта снегом.

    deDer Boden war mit Schnee bedeckt.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
something that overlays land:

Forms

plural: ground covers

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor:groundcover
  • low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow:groundcover

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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