pasture
11pasture — pastural, adj. pastureless, adj. pasturer, n. /pas cheuhr, pahs /, n., v., pastured, pasturing. n. 1. Also called pastureland /pas cheuhr land , pahs /. an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock;… …
12pasture — I UK [ˈpɑːstʃə(r)] / US [ˈpærstʃə] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pasture : singular pasture plural pastures land covered with grass where sheep, cows etc are kept 100 acres of pasture and woodland green/rich/lush pastures • (fresh… …
13pasture — pas|ture1 [ pærstʃə ] noun count or uncount land covered with grass where sheep, cows, etc. are kept: 100 acres of pasture and woodland green/rich/lush pastures greener pastures HUMOROUS a new, better, and more interesting place, job, or activity …
14pasture — [[t]pɑ͟ːstʃə(r), pæ̱s [/t]] pastures 1) N VAR Pasture is land with grass growing on it for farm animals to eat. The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture. ...mountain pastures. 2) PHRASE: prep PHR, v PHR If someone leaves for greener pastures …
15pasture — pas|ture1 [ˈpa:stʃə US ˈpæstʃər] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin pastura, from Latin pascere to feed ] 1.) land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on ▪ large areas of… …
16pasture — pas•ture [[t]ˈpæs tʃər, ˈpɑs [/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) agr. Also called pas′ture•land [[t] ˌlænd[/t]] an area of ground covered with plants suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland. 2) agr. grass or other plants for feeding livestock… …
17pasture — /ˈpastʃə / (say pahschuh) noun 1. ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of cattle, etc.; grassland. 2. a specific piece of such ground. 3. grass or herbage for feeding cattle, etc. 4. → improved pasture. –verb… …
18pasture — 1 noun (C, U) 1 land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on: Stone walls divided pasture from arable land. | the rolling pastures of southern England 2 put sth/sb out to pasture a) to move cattle,… …
19pasture — Verb: To take the cattle or other grazing animals of another on one s land for grazing. Noun: Grass land devoted to the grazing of cattle and other grazing animals. See admeasurement of pasture; ancient pasture; common of pasture …
20pasture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin pastura, from Latin pastus, past participle of pascere to feed more at food Date: 14th century 1. plants (as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals 2. land… …
