turf
A layer of earth covered with grassA layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
» This is Tom's turf.
Meaning
9 senses(uncountable)A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
Rasen
дёрнdjorn
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
(countable)A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
Grassode
дёрнdjorn
(countable)A block of peat used as fuel.
(countable, uncountable)A thick, carpet-like bed of algae.
(specifically, uncountable)A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf.
In climates where grass struggles to grow, turf is usually used instead on sports fields.
(slang, uncountable)A territory claimed by a gang as their own.
the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
(broadly, uncountable)A person's domain or sphere of influence.
range of jurisdiction or influence
(uncountable, with definite article)A racetrack, hippodrome.
(uncountable, with definite article)The sport of racing horses.
Examples
13 sentencesThis is Tom's turf.
A country is a gang's turf.
You kind of are on her turf.
A stone is heavy on its own turf.
She turfed her drinking husband out of the house.
deSie warf ihren trinkenden Ehemann aus dem Haus.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English turf, torf, from Old English turf (“turf, sod, soil, piece of grass-coFrom Middle English turf, torf, from Old English turf (“turf, sod, soil, piece of grass-covered earth, greensward”), from Proto-West Germanic *turb (“turf, peat”), from Proto-Germanic *turbz (“turf, lawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (“tuft, grass”).
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Forms
plural: turfs / turvesSynonyms
3 synonyms- surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots:sodswardgreensward
Word family
31 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable