turfnoun
uk/tɜːf/us/tɝːf/turf noun (GRASS)
[ C or U ] plural turfs or UK turves the surface layer of land on which grass is growing, consisting of the grass and the soil in which its roots grow, or a piece of this that is cut from the ground and is usually rectangular
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Common plants
- African violet
- aloe
- aloe vera
- anise
- aspidistra
- cow parsley
- crabgrass
- deadly nightshade
- fenugreek
- fern
- poinsettia
- pot plant
- prickly pear
- Queen Anne's lace
- rubber plant
- tumbleweed
- turves
- Venus flytrap
- wheat
- yucca
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turf noun (HORSE RACING)
the sport of horse racing
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Horse racing
- bloodstock
- derby
- flat racing
- furlong
- gee-gee
- hurdle
- hurdler
- jockey
- nobble
- photo finish
- post
- race
- race meeting
- racecourse
- racetrack
- racing
- ringer
- runner
- unplaced
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turf noun (AREA)
[ U ] informal a subject in which a person or group has a lot of knowledge or influence:
[ U ] informal the area that a group considers its own:
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Topics & areas of interest
- affair
- backyard
- ground
- in your backyard idiom
- item
- kingdom
- matter
- specialism
- specialty
- sphere
- stage
- subject
- subject matter
- sweep
- talking of sb/sth idiom
- talking point
- theme
- themed
- thesis
- topic
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turfverb [ T ]
uk/tɜːf/us/tɝːf/to cover a piece of land with turf
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Gardening - general words
- arborist
- bed
- bed sth out
- bonsai
- cutting
- deadhead
- grass
- hedgerow
- hoe
- homegrown
- horticulture
- hydroponics
- landscape gardening
- nurse
- seed
- sow 1
- topiary
- tree surgeon
- trellis
- uproot
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