land

Noun
  1. The land on which real estate is located (synset 113270947)
    "he built the house on land leased from the city"
  2. Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) (synset 109358146)
    "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
  3. Territory over which rule or control is exercised (synset 108574028)
    "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
  4. The solid part of the earth's surface (synset 109357302)
    "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
  5. The territory occupied by a nation (synset 108562388)
    "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
  6. A domain in which something is dominant (synset 114538407)
    "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"
  7. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use (synset 113267561)
    "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
  8. The people who live in a nation or country (synset 108183451)
    "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
  9. A politically organized body of people under a single government (synset 108185877)
    "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
  10. United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) (synset 111135548)
  11. Agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life (synset 100454755)
    "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
Verb
  1. Reach or come to rest (synset 201983915)
    "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
  2. Cause to come to the ground (synset 201985050)
    "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
  3. Bring into a different state (synset 200135665)
    "this may land you in jail"
  4. Bring ashore (synset 202091423)
    "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
  5. Deliver (a blow) (synset 202363526)
    "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
  6. Arrive on shore (synset 201985450)
    "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
  7. Shoot at and force to come down (synset 201985293)
    "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

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