land

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

• Most insects live on land.

Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.countableuncountable

• There are 50 acres of land in this estate.

A country or region.countableuncountable

• They come from a faraway land.

A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.countableuncountable

The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.countableuncountable

• wet land
• good or bad land for growing potatoes

Realm, domain.countablein-compoundsoften

• I'm going to Disneyland.
• Maybe that's how it works in TV-land, but not in the real world.

The ground left unploughed between furrows.countableuncountable

Any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.countableuncountable

A shock or fright.Irelandcolloquialcountable

• He got an awful land when the police arrived.

A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.countableuncountable

To descend to a surface, especially from the air.intransitive

• The plane is about to land.

To alight, to descend from a vehicle.dated

• 10. You will be civil and attentive to passengers, giving proper assistance to ladies and children getting in or out, and never start the car before passengers are fairly received or landed.

To come into rest.intransitive

To arrive on land, especially a shore or dock, from a body of water.intransitive

• Tatan and Erhtan are two small islands in the sea southwest of Kinmen.[…]A contingent of some 30 Communist troops tried to land at Erhtan, but were disarmed by Government defenders.

To bring to land.transitive

• It can be tricky to land a helicopter.
• Use the net to land the fish.

To capture or arrest.informaltransitive

• `He told me that he was certain that Coates shot at him. We threw out a drag and landed Coates within an hour.'

To acquire; to secure.transitive

• She landed a job at the company.

To succeed in having sexual relations with; to score.slangtransitive

• Too ugly to ever land a chick.

To deliver (a blow).transitive

• If you land a knockout blow, you’ll win the match.

To connect (to arrive at an intended target).intransitive

• If the punches land, you might lose a few teeth!

lant; urineuncountable