land
- Proper noun. (surname, from Middle English) .
- Noun. The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- Noun. real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
- Noun. A country or region.
- Noun. A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
- Noun. Ground that is suitable for farming.
- Noun. (Ireland / colloquial) a fright.
- Noun. (electronics) A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
- Noun. In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
- Noun. The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
- Verb. (intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
- Verb. (context, dated) To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
- Verb. (intransitive) To come into rest.
- Verb. (intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
- Verb. (transitive) To bring to land.
- Verb. (transitive) To acquire; to secure.
- Verb. (transitive) To deliver.
- Adjective. Of or relating to land.
- Adjective. Residing or growing on land.
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