Synonym: alight, arrive, descend, earth, ground, shore, sod, soil, surface, touch down. Antonym: sea, sky. Similar words: plan, lane, island, blank, plant, planet, glance, landing. Meaning: [lænd] n. 1. the land on which real estate is located 2. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) 3. the solid part of the earth's surface 4. territory over which rule or control is exercised 5. the territory occupied by a nation 6. a domain in which something is dominant 7. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use 8. the people who live in a nation or country 9. a politically organized body of people under a single government 10. United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991) 11. agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life. v. 1. reach or come to rest 2. cause to come to the ground 3. bring into a different state 4. bring ashore 5. deliver (a blow) 6. arrive on shore 7. shoot at and force to come down. adj. relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land.
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241. They tried to beat the sudden decrease in land values.
242. By the grace of God, the pilot managed to land the damaged plane safely.
243. He dreamed of emigrating to Canada-the land of milk and honey.
244. Living off the land was hard enough at the best of times.
245. We went ahead to scout out the lie of the land.
246. Contractors have started building on waste land near the town.
247. This piece of land has been tilled for hundreds of years.
248. He'll land up in hospital if he carries on drinking like that.
249. The communal land is cultivated by the womenfolk in the tribe.
250. I hear he finally clinched the deal to buy the land he wanted.
251. Some animals can live both on land and in water.
252. The terrorists assumed control of the plane and forced it to land in the desert.
253. The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control.
254. The land had been promised to the Indian tribes in perpetuity.
255. It's unfair to land the blame on him,(http://sentencedict.com/land.html) because he was not on the scene of the crime at the moment.
256. Keep to the track-the land is very boggy around here.
257. A deep canyon was etched into the land by the river's rushing waters.
258. I fear that a land war now looks very probable.
259. Vast numbers of people have been mobilised to drain flooded land.
260. The Trust hopes to raise $1 million to buy land.
261. The land behind our house was confiscated by the government.
262. We want to buy a plot of land to build a house.
263. After the rains, the land was green with new growth.
More similar words: plan, lane, island, blank, plant, planet, glance, landing, landmark, planner, homeland, blanket, airplane, parlance, jubilant, balanced, landscape, planning, balance of, clandestine, explanation, planetarium, surveillance.