land


Meanings

  • the land on which real estate is located;
    • "he built the house on land leased from the city"
  • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);
    • "the land had never been plowed"
  • territory over which rule or control is exercised;
    • "he made it the law of the land"
  • the solid part of the earth's surface;
    • "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
  • the territory occupied by a nation;
    • "he returned to the land of his birth"
  • a domain in which something is dominant;
    • "a land of make-believe"
  • extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use;
    • "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
  • the people who live in a nation or country;
  • a politically organized body of people under a single government;
    • "an industrialized land"
  • United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
  • agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life;
    • "there's no work on the land any more"
  • reach or come to rest;
    • "The bird landed on the highest branch"
    • "The plane landed in Istanbul"
  • cause to come to the ground;
    • "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
  • bring into a different state;
    • "this may land you in jail"
  • bring ashore;
    • "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
  • deliver (a blow);
    • "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
  • arrive on shore;
    • "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
  • shoot at and force to come down;
    • "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
  • LAND v -ED, -ING, -S to set down upon land (solid ground)


Scrabble Score: 5

land is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

land is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

land is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

land is a valid Words With Friends word