Land

noun

lænd

Noun

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”
Similar:GroundSoil
Type of:Object
the territory occupied by a nation
“he returned to the land of his birth”
Similar:Country State
a politically organized body of people under a single government
“an industrialized land”
Similar:Commonwealth Country Nation State
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
“the family owned a large estate on Long Island”
Similar:AcresDemesneEstate
Type of:RealtyImmovable
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
“there's no work on the land any more”
Similar:Farming
Type of:BusinessLineJob
the solid part of the earth's surface
“the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land”
Similar:Earth Ground
Type of:Object
territory over which rule or control is exercised
“he made it the law of the land”
Similar:DemesneDomain
Type of:Region
a domain in which something is dominant
“a land of make-believe”
Similar:Kingdom Realm
Type of:FieldAreaSphere
the land on which real estate is located
“he built the house on land leased from the city”
Type of:RealtyImmovable
the people who live in a nation or country
Similar:Country Nation
Type of:People
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)

reach or come to rest
“The bird landed on the highest branch”
“The plane landed in Istanbul”
Type of:GetComeArrive
bring into a different state
“this may land you in jail”
Similar:Bring
Type of:AlterModifyChange
arrive on shore
“The ship landed in Pearl Harbor”
Similar:Shore
Type of:GetComeArrive
cause to come to the ground
“the pilot managed to land the airplane safely”
Type of:ArriveGetCome
shoot at and force to come down
“the enemy landed several of our aircraft”
Similar:Down
bring ashore
“The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island”
Type of:TakeBringConvey
deliver (a blow)
“He landed several blows on his opponent's head”
Type of:Deliver