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turf

/tɝf/noun, verb1 syllable

Turf means: surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.

Synonyms for turf3

noun, as in surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

sod, sward, greensward

What does turf mean?4

noun

1

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

2

the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

3

range of jurisdiction or influence“a bureaucracy … chiefly concerned with turf … and protecting the retirement system”

verb

1

cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with turf?1

one syllable

surf
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Turf in a sentence

  • A stone is heavy on its own turf.AKINCI81
  • Two ice cream truck drivers are having a turf war.shekitten
  • We crossed the marshy bottom and passed over a quarter of a mile of dry, hard turf.Hybrid
  • You kind of are on her turf.kolin2009
  • A country is a gang's turf.rul
  • The gangs in Tom's neighborhood are engaged in a violent turf war.ddnktr
  • Korski says turf wars between the European Commission and the European Council weaken the aid program.Cangarejo

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Forms of turf

as a noun

plural
turfs

as a verb

past tense
turfed
present participle
turfing
third-person singular
turfs
past participle
turfed