lands

/ (lændz) /

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holdings in land

Southern African the part of a farm on which crops are grown

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby lands

land rain, land reform, Landrost, Landrum-Griffin Act, Landry, lands, land sailing, Landsat, landscape, landscape architecture, landscape gardening

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How to use lands in a sentence

The honored dead came from all over the world, from different lands, spoke different languages.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The king set about punishing Marshal, opposing his attempts to establish his family in their lands in Ireland and Wales.
England’s Greatest Knight Puts ‘Game of Thrones’ to Shame|William O’Connor|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After checking out a few more varieties, she lands on one that feels close enough to home.
Women Are Leading the Way for Legalized Weed|Abby Haglage|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Construction is due to begin before the end of December, which means that lands will be taken, villages relocated.
China’s Nicaragua Canal Could Spark a New Central America Revolution|Nina Lakhani|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The stream of bubbly from the popped champagne bottle creates an angelic arc over her, and lands right in the glass.
Kim Kardashian Bares Her Shiny, Bounteous Butt, Breaks the Internet|Marlow Stern|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Migration to distant occupations or to foreign lands was but for the adventurous few.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
But sharper and closer anxieties than any connected with rights to lands and homes were pressing upon Alessandro and Ramona.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The white ranchmen in the valley were all fencing in their lands; no more free running of stock.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Nevertheless she triumphed; he had made her a peeress, and she did care for that; she cared also for the broad lands of Hartledon.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
There is a deeper, richer soil, with far less stone on the level low lands.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley

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