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- DictionarySward/swôrd/
noun
- 1. an expanse of short grass.
1. : a portion of ground covered with grass. 2. : the grassy surface of land. swarded. ˈswȯr-dəd. adjective. Did you know? Sward sprouted from the Old English sweard or swearth, meaning "skin" or "rind." It was originally used as a term for the skin of the body before being extended to another surface—that of the earth's.
Sward definition: the grassy surface of land; turf.. See examples of SWARD used in a sentence.
Jun 10, 2024 · sward (third-person singular simple present swards, present participle swarding, simple past and past participle swarded) ( transitive) To cover ( ground, etc.) with sward. ( intransitive) Of ground, etc.: to be covered with sward; to develop a covering of sward.
noun [ C ] literary uk / swɔːd / us / swɔːrd / Add to word list. an area covered with grass. Synonym. turf. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses. alpine tundra. brush. bush. Bushman. desert. dust bowl. heathland. marginal land. moorland. mulga. pasture. plain. the Gobi Desert. tundra. veld.
SWARD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of sward in English. sward. noun [ C ] literary us / swɔːrd / uk / swɔːd / Add to word list. an area covered with grass. Synonym. turf. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses. alpine tundra. brush. bush. Bushman. desert. dust bowl.
sward. (swɔrd) n. 1. the grassy surface of land; turf. 2. a stretch of turf; a growth of grass. [before 900; Old English sweard skin, rind, c. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German swarde scalp, Old Norse svǫrthr scalp, walrus hide]
Definitions of sward. noun. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots. synonyms: greensward, sod, turf. see more.
sward in British English. (swɔːd ) noun. 1. turf or grass or a stretch of turf or grass. verb. 2. to cover or become covered with grass. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of sward noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. swards. Grass-covered soil; turf. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A lawn or meadow. American Heritage. Synonyms: greensward. sod. turf. lawn. verb. swards. To cover with sward. Webster's New World. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Sward. Noun. Singular: sward. Plural: swards. Origin of Sward.
