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pastureland

/ˈpæstʃərlænd/ /ˈpæstʃərˌlænd/

Meanings
noun
Land used for grazing animals

Examples :

"The cows spent the day grazing in the lush green pastureland. "
agriculture environment animal place

Related Words

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lush adjective

/lʌʃ/

Juicy, succulent.

"The strawberries were so lush, they practically dripped with juice. "

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day noun

/deɪ/

Any period of 24 hours.

"The school day ends at three o'clock. "

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spent verb

/ˈspɛnt/

To pay out (money).

"He spends far more on gambling than he does on living proper."

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

During the period of.

"He worked for three years."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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grazing verb

/ˈɡɹeɪzɪŋ/

To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

"1999: Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — Stardust, Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition)."

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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green adjective

/ɡɹiːn/ /ɡɹin/

Having green as its color.

"The former flag of Libya is fully green."

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animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

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cows noun

/kaʊz/

(properly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.

"The farmer counted the cows in the pasture, noting which ones had recently given birth. "

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land noun

/lænd/

The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

"Most insects live on land."