turf

turf is a 4-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.
2. noun. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.
3. noun. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the.
4. transitive verb. To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace.
5. noun. range of jurisdiction or influence

   "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"

6. noun. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
7. noun. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

   Synonyms: greensward, sod, sward

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

Synonyms

greensward, sod, sward

Common word forms

turfs, turfed, turfen, turfing, turfless

Words from these letters

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