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turf
has definitions from the field of geography
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[ noun ] surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots
Synonyms Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)The females like to burrow in the short turf of well-kept lawns , where their little mounds of earth often appear by the hundreds . |
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[ noun ] (geography) the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
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[ verb ] cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots
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[ noun ] (informal) range of jurisdiction or influence
Examples : "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system" Related terms |
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