lawn
1a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park.
Archaic. a glade.
Origin of lawn
1Other words from lawn
- lawny, adjective
Other definitions for lawn (2 of 2)
a thin or sheer linen or cotton fabric, either plain or printed.
Origin of lawn
2Other words from lawn
- lawny, adjective
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How to use lawn in a sentence
Abbie Barronian, associate editorBuy nowI’m a little bit obsessed with sweaters—specifically, the semi-technical yet impressively stylish variety that you can wear to Zoom meetings but also to rake the lawn or shovel the driveway.
The Guinness Open Gate Brewery hosts a screening of “Ghostbusters” on its large, grassy front lawn.
The best things to do — virtually and in person — while quarantined in the D.C. area | Going Out Guide Staff | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostHere are four that suit a variety of lawn care, gardening, and outdoor needs.
If you don’t have a garage, you can get a larger garden shed and use it to store all your outdoor needs like tools, lawn mowers, bikes, grills, and pool floats.
The best outdoor tool sheds for all of your storage needs | PopSci Commerce Team | October 14, 2020 | Popular-ScienceConfused by the shooting, Louis plucked his 7-year-old and a playmate off a nearby lawn and secured them in his home before dashing across the street to yank his 8-year-old off his bike and run him to safety.
New Eyewitness Accounts: Feds Didn’t Identify Themselves Before Opening Fire on Portland Antifa Suspect | by Bryan Denson for ProPublica and Conrad Wilson, Oregon Public Broadcasting | October 13, 2020 | ProPublica
The passage was very narrow, but 39 lightsome, for a door was open at the end, peeping into a lawny kind of yard.
Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 | Elizabeth SheppardThe door at the end of the passage was still open; I still saw out into the little lawny yard, but nobody was stirring.
Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 | Elizabeth SheppardSo, upon a magnificent tableau, slowly falls the lawny curtain.
The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper | Martin Farquhar TupperJust below, at Eagle Falls, it drops over its precipice in a lawny cascade.
The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky | James Lane Allen
British Dictionary definitions for lawn (1 of 2)
/ (lɔːn) /
a flat and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass
an archaic or dialect word for glade
Origin of lawn
1Derived forms of lawn
- lawny, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for lawn (2 of 2)
/ (lɔːn) /
a fine linen or cotton fabric, used for clothing
Origin of lawn
2Derived forms of lawn
- lawny, adjective
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