turf
31turf — turf1 [ tɜrf ] (plural turfs or turves [ tɜrvz ] ) noun 1. ) uncount short grass and the earth that is under it a ) count a piece of earth with the short grass that is growing on it: Lay new turf in frost free conditions. b ) singular a sports… …
32turf — 1 noun 1 (U) a surface that is made up of soil and a thick covering of grass: the springy turf of the lawn 2 plural turfs or turves (C) BrE a square piece of turf cut out of the ground; sod 1 (4) AmE 3 the turf the sport of horse racing, or the… …
33turf — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)f[/t]] turfs, turfing, turfed (turves is sometimes used as the plural for meaning 2.) 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N Turf is short, thick, even grass. They shuffled slowly down the turf towards the cliff s edge. 2) N COUNT A turf is a small… …
34turf — I UK [tɜː(r)f] / US [tɜrf] noun Word forms turf : singular turf plural turfs or turves UK [tɜː(r)vz] / US [tɜrvz] 1) [uncountable] short grass and the earth that is under it a) [countable] a piece of earth with the short grass that is growing on… …
35Turf — Pferderennbahn * * * Tụrf 〈m.; s; unz.; Sp.〉 1. Pferderennbahn 2. Pferderennen 3. 〈Golf〉 Rasenfläche der Golfbahn [engl. „Rasen“] * * * Turf [tʊrf , engl.: tə:f ], der; s [engl. turf = Rasen, verw. mit ↑ Torf] (Pferdesport Jargon) …
36turf — I. noun (plural turfs; also turves) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zurba turf, Sanskrit darbha tuft of grass Date: before 12th century 1. a. the upper stratum of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a… …
37turf — /tɜf / (say terf) noun (plural turfs or turves /tɜvz / (say tervz)) 1. the covering of grass, etc., with its matted roots, forming the surface of grassland. 2. a piece cut or torn from the surface of grassland, with the grass, etc., growing on… …
38turf — noun (plural turfs or turves) 1》 grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots. ↘a piece of turf cut from the ground. 2》 (the turf) horse racing or racecourses generally. 3》 informal an area regarded as someone s territory… …
39turf — [[t]tɜrf[/t]] n. pl. turfs, (esp. brit.)turves; 1) a) bot a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots b) sts brit. Chiefly Brit. a piece cut or torn from this; sod 2) peat or a block of peat, esp. as material for fuel 3) spo the turf… …
40turf — 1) n a street gang or street drug dealer s ter ritory ► In fact he s a lookout, a lookout for cops and strangers, for other dealers stealing turf . (Guardian, 5 September 1989) 2) vb British to throw away, rid oneself of (something or someone). A …
