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turf - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | turf |
| Part of Speech: | noun1 |
| Definition: | earth |
| Synonyms: | grass, lawn, sod, soil, peat, sward |
| Main Entry: | turf |
| Part of Speech: | noun2 |
| Definition: | territory |
| Synonyms: | domain, haunt, neighborhood, street |
| Main Entry: | district |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | geographical area |
| Synonyms: | commune, community, department, locale, neck of the woods, neighborhood, parcel, parish, precinct, quarter, region, section, sector, territory, turf*, vicinity, ward, locality, stomping ground, vicinage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | domain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of expertise, rule |
| Synonyms: | authority, bailiwick, concern, department, discipline, district, dominion, empire, estate, field, jurisdiction, land, neck of the woods, occupation, orbit*, power, province, quarter, realm, region, scope, slot, specialty, sphere, terrain, territory, turf, walk, wing, demesne, home park, stomping grounds |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dominion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule; authority |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authorization, bailiwick, command, commission, control, country, district, domain, dominance, domination, empire, field, government, jurisdiction, management, power, prerogative, privilege, property, province, realm, regency, regiment, regimentation, region, reign, rule, seniority, sovereignty, sphere, state, supremacy, sway, terrain, territory, turf, walk, demesne, enclave, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, stomping grounds |
| Antonyms: | outside |
| Main Entry: | environment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surroundings, atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, entourage, habitat, hood*, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neck of the woods, neighborhood, scene, scenery, setting, situation, status, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, zoo, ambiance, encompassment, purlieus, stomping ground |
| Notes: | environment emerged linked with nature, implying 'natural' (not human, not cultural) surroundings; ecology emerged as a scientific effort to connect organisms (such as the human) to their environments environment is the area in which something exists or lives; habitat is a the place or type of place where a person or thing is most likely to be found |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | environs |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | neighborhood |
| Synonyms: | bound, boundary, compass, confine, district, outskirts, precinct, suburb, surroundings, territory, turf, vicinity, fringes, limits, locality, purlieus |
| Main Entry: | grass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawn |
| Synonyms: | hay, meadow, pasture, sod, turf, verdure, barley, grama |
| Main Entry: | green |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | square or park in center of town |
| Synonyms: | common, field, grass, lawn, plaza, terrace, turf, grassplot, sward |
| Main Entry: | ground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earth, land |
| Synonyms: | arena, dirt, dust, field, landscape, park, real estate, sod, soil, terra firma, terrain, turf, loam, old sod, sand |
| Antonyms: | sky, heavens |
| Main Entry: | habitat/habitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where someone resides |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, cave, condominium, den, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, flat, haunt*, haven, hearth, hole*, home, home plate, house, housing, locale, lodging, neck of the woods, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad*, place, quarters, range, residence, roof*, roost*, seat*, settlement, site, stamping ground*, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, biosphere, co-op, commorancy, condo, digs, fireside, homestead, locality, residency, stomping ground |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jurisdiction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of authority |
| Synonyms: | administration, arbitration, area, authority, bailiwick, circuit, command, commission, compass, confines, control, discretion, district, domination, dominion, empire, extent, field, hegemony, influence, inquisition, might, orbit, power, prerogative, province, range, reach, reign, right, rule, say, scope, slot, sovereignty, sphere, supervision, sway, territory, turf*, zone, bounds, judicature, limits, magistracy, purview, stomping grounds |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | locale/locality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical setting |
| Synonyms: | area, bailiwick, belt, district, domain, haunt, hole, home, location, neck of the woods, neighborhood, place, position, region, scene, sector, site, sphere, spot, stage, territory, theater, tract, turf, venue, vicinity, zone, locus, stomping ground |
| Main Entry: | location |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of residence or activity |
| Synonyms: | area, district, fix*, hole, locale, neck of the woods, neighborhood, part, point, position, post, region, scene, section, site, situation, spot, station, tract, turf, venue, whereabouts, bearings, locality, locus |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | milieu |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | environment, atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | ambience, background, bag, climate, element, locale, location, medium, neighborhood, place, scene, setting, space, sphere, surroundings, turf, ambient, mise-en-scène, nabe |
| Main Entry: | neighborhood |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | community, surroundings |
| Synonyms: | area, block, closeness, confines, district, environs, ghetto, hood, jungle*, locale, nearness, neck of the woods, parish, part, precinct, propinquity, proximity, quarter, region, section, slum, street, suburb, territory, tract, turf, vicinity, ward, zone, zoo, adjacency, contiguity, locality, purlieus, stomping ground, vicinage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | premises |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grounds and buildings |
| Synonyms: | campus, establishment, fix, flat, hangout*, home, house, joint*, land, lay, layout, neck of the woods, office, pad, place, plant, property, real estate*, roof, scene, site, spot, terrace, turf, zone, bounds, digs, limits |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | realm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of responsibility or rule |
| Synonyms: | branch, compass, country, department, dimension, domain, dominion, empire, expanse, extent, field, ground, kingdom, land, monarchy, neck of the woods, neighborhood, orbit, place, province, radius, range, reach, region, scope, sphere, state, sweep, territory, turf*, world, zone, principality, purview, stomping grounds |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | region |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area, domain; scope |
| Synonyms: | arena, bailiwick, belt, block, clearing, country, district, division, domain, dominion, environs, expanse, field, ghetto, ground, inner city, jungle, land, locale, neighborhood, part, place, precinct, province, quarter, range, realm, scene, section, sector, sphere, suburb, terrain, territory, tract, turf*, vicinity, walk, ward, world, zone, demesne, locality, neck of woods, shire, stomping ground |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shelter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protection, habitat |
| Synonyms: | apartment, asylum, cave, cover, covert, crib*, defense, den, dwelling, guard, guardian, harbor, haven, hermitage, hide, hideaway, hideout, home, house, housing, hut, joint*, lodging, pad*, pen, port, preserve, protector, rack, refuge, retreat, roof, roost*, safety, sanctuary, screen, security, shack, shade, shadow, shed, shield, tent, tower, turf, umbrella, co-op, condo, digs, harborage, hole in the wall, homeplate, quarterage, retirement, roof over head |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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