Definition of lawn Lawn

/lɔˈn/ - [lon] - lawn

We found 14 definitions of lawn from 7 different sources.

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What does lawn mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: lawns

lawn - a field of cultivated and mowed grass
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • lawn (Noun)
    An open space between woods.
  • lawn (Noun)
    Ground generally in front of or around a house covered with grass kept closely mown.
  • lawn (Noun)
    Biology An overgrown agar culture, such that no separation between single colonies exists.
  • lawn (Noun)
    A type of thin linen or cotton.
  • lawn (Noun)
    Pieces of this fabric, especially as used for the sleeves of a bishop.
  • lawn (Noun)
    A piece of clothing made from lawn.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • lawn (n.)
    An open space between woods.
  • lawn (n.)
    Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • lawn
    A ground covered with grass kept closely mown.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • lawn
    lawn, n. a sort of fine linen or cambric.—adj. made of lawn.—adj. Lawn′y.—Lawn sleeves, wide sleeves of lawn worn by Anglican bishops. [Prob. from Fr. Laon, a town near Rheims.]
  • lawn
    lawn, n. an open space between woods: a space of ground covered with grass, generally in front of or around a house or mansion.—ns. Lawn′-mow′er, a machine for cutting the grass on a lawn; Lawn′-sprink′ler, a machine for watering a lawn by sprinkling from a hose with perforated swivel-collar; Lawn′-tenn′is, a game played with a ball and rackets on an open lawn or other smooth surface by two, three, or four persons.—adj. Lawn′y. [A corr. of laund, lawnd.]

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A lawn is an area of land planted with grass, and sometimes clover and other plants, which are maintained at a low, even height.

Part of speech

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  • lawn, noun, singular of lawns.

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