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- pronunciation:
- tuhrf
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noun |
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Turf is a thick layer of soil on the ground's surface that is held together by grass and other types of plant roots.
When we moved to our new house, we had no grass and the whole yard was just dirt. Then one day a truck came with a load of turf that they rolled out over the ground. Right away, we had grass all over the yard.The field at the football stadium is covered with artificial turf.- similar words:
- earth, green, ground, lawn, soil
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| related words: |
ground, land, lawn |
| derivations: |
turfless (adj.), turflike (adj.) |
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