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The synonyms of “Meadow” are: hayfield, field, pasture, paddock, water meadow, pastureland, grassland
Meadow as a Noun
Definitions of "Meadow" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “meadow” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A piece of low ground near a river.
- A piece of grassland, especially one used for hay.
- A field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay.
Synonyms of "Meadow" as a noun (7 Words)
field | The force exerted or potentially exerted in a field. They are outstanding in their field. |
grassland | A large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing. Acres of rough grassland. |
hayfield | A field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay. |
paddock | A field or plot of land enclosed by fencing or defined by natural boundaries. The sheep have returned to their previously grazed paddocks. |
pasture | Land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep. Areas of rich meadow pasture. |
pastureland | A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock. |
water meadow | The part of the earth’s surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean. |
Usage Examples of "Meadow" as a noun
- A meadow ready for cutting.
- 143 acres of meadow and pasture.
- A pleasant campsite in a meadow, complete with sparkling stream.
Associations of "Meadow" (30 Words)
barley | The grain of barley. |
broadleaf | A tree or plant with wide flat leaves. |
clover | A plant of the genus Trifolium. |
cornfield | A field planted with corn. |
dandelion | A widely distributed weed of the daisy family, with a rosette of leaves and large bright yellow flowers followed by globular heads of seeds with downy tufts. |
deciduous | (of a tree or shrub) broadleaved. Deciduous teeth. |
floodplain | An area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding. |
glade | A tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area. A forest glade. |
grass | Cover with grass. The farms were mostly given over to grass. |
grassy | Abounding in grass. Try the pleasant grassy Chablis. |
grazing | The act of grazing. Large areas of rough grazing. |
greenery | Green foliage, growing plants, or vegetation. |
harrow | Draw a harrow over land. Todd could take it whereas I m harrowed by it. |
hay | Convert plant material into hay. The grass had all hayed off and gone to seed. |
lawn | An area of short, regularly mown grass in the garden of a house or park. She was sitting in a deckchair on the lawn. |
lea | A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock. The lowing herd winds slowly o er the lea. |
lush | Tender and full of juice. Lush orchestrations. |
orchard | A piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees. An apple orchard. |
pasture | Feed as in a meadow or pasture. They pastured their cows in the water meadow. |
prairie | A treeless grassy plain. |
rake | Gather with a rake. She raked her fingers through her hair. |
savanna | A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions. |
sod | Cover with sod. The stadium has been sodded. |
tare | Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous. |
timber | Land that is covered with trees and shrubs. A small timber building. |
tropical | Relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator. Some plants thrived in last year s tropical summer heat. |
tundra | A vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen. Tundra vegetation. |
verdant | (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation. Verdant valleys. |
woodland | Land that is covered with trees and shrubs. Large areas of ancient woodland. |