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turf

noun

1 turf

Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.

synonyms: greensward, sod, sward.

Roget 344: plain, table-land, face of the country; open country, champaign country; basin, downs, waste, weary waste, desert, wild, steppe, pampas, savanna, ... show more

Roget 367: vegetable, vegetable kingdom; flora, verdure.    plant; tree, shrub, bush; creeper; herb, herbage; grass.    annual; ... show more

Roget 388: fuel, firing, combustible.    [solid fuels] coal, wallsend, anthracite, culm, coke, carbon, charcoal, bituminous coal, tar shale; turf, ... show more

Roget 720: contention, strife; contest, contestation; struggle; belligerency; opposition etc. 708.    controversy, polemics; debate etc. (discussion) ... show more

Roget 728: arena, field, platform; scene of action, theater; walk, course; hustings; stare, boards etc. (playhouse) 599; amphitheater; ... show more

Dutch: gazon, grasveld, graszode, plag, zode
Polish: darń, darnina

2 turf

The territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own.

Dutch: zoden, turf

3 turf

Range of jurisdiction or influence.

Dutch: grasmat, voetbalveld

verb

1 turf

Cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots.


Moby thesaurus: alcohol, ambit, archery ground, area, athletic field, backyard, badminton court, bailiwick, banish, baseball field, basketball court, benzine, billiard parlor, bounce, bowling alley, bowling green, briquette, burnable, butane, carbon ... show more.

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