lawn
(lɔːn )
Word forms: lawns
variable noun
A lawn is an area of grass that is kept cut short and is usually part of someone's garden or backyard, or part of a park.
They were sitting on the lawn under a large beech tree.
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We were met with acres of lawns and flowers - and our room was just as big.
The Sun
It has four bedrooms, a study, a breakfast room and a garden room opening onto more than half an acre of lawns.
Times, Sunday Times
Another drawback may be the lack of land: for such a lavish house, 1.3 acres of lawns, walnut trees and crunchy gravel isn't enough.
Times, Sunday Times
They have rousing views of the acre of lawns, raised beds and atmospheric battered bricks that make up your very private kingdom.
Times, Sunday Times
The park includes 18 acres of lawn in an otherwise desert setting.
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They may also receive a housing allowance to pay for out-of-pocket expenses associated with the parsonage, such as minor furnishings, utility bills, or lawn maintenance.
Christianity Today
The successful jobseeker will be involved in lawn maintenance and repair, shrub and tree planting, and general maintenance tasks including leaf clearing and grass clipping.
The Sun
Dining opportunities, life enrichment programs, salons, house and lawn maintenance, as well as scheduled transportation also are offered.
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With regard to lawn maintenance, normal grass cutting removal techniques can bring the individual into contact with these hairs.
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His goal was to build a tractor which would revolutionize gardening and lawn maintenance for the homeowner.
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Staff had suggested lawn mowing and participants would be volunteers, she said.
Times, Sunday Times
Rain and lawn mowing, you might say, do not go together.
Times, Sunday Times
They can also arrange lawn mowing, insurance, cleaning and moving services.
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He supported his athletics career by operating a lawn mowing business.
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They are occasionally installed with retractable heads for aesthetic and practical reasons (making damage during lawn mowing or other maintenance less likely).
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I know they sell lawn ornaments - plaster rabbits and otters and stuff.
The Sun
I honestly think there's nothing wrong with gaudy lawn ornaments.
Times, Sunday Times
The lawn ornaments won on penalties.
Times, Sunday Times
Soon he began carving lawn ornaments, birdbaths, and decorative sculptures.
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Human form lawn ornaments can be two-dimensional, generally vertically supported by being thrust in the ground, or three-dimensional.
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Please note he has his hand well above the surface when sowing lawn seed.
The Sun
This week we offer a fastgrowing general purpose lawn seed at money-saving prices.
The Sun
It's good weather for sowing lawn seed to make patch repairs.
Times, Sunday Times
Prepare the ground now for lawn seed, lightly forking over the surface and breaking it down to a fine tilth.
Times, Sunday Times
This week we offer a good lawn seed mixture at bargain prices.
The Sun
He eats and drinks as he talks, spraying his listeners with a fine mist of semi-masticated melon at regular intervals, like a lawn sprinkler on a timer.
Times, Sunday Times
Most of these were related to lubrication, but others also included a folding ironing board and a lawn sprinkler.
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So they've restricted residential lawn sprinklers and power washers to once a week, and a total ban was to go in effect before the weekend.
Globe and Mail
In this example, dew, lawn sprinklers, or some other process may have resulted in the wet lawn, even in the absence of rain.
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He will mow the lawn until it's perfect.
Times, Sunday Times
I now have to mow the lawn at a steady jog.
Times, Sunday Times
Don't mow the lawn and avoid polluted places.
Times, Sunday Times
A fifth would feed their cat but only six per cent would mow the lawn.
The Sun
Mow the lawn to collect a mixture of grass clippings and chopped-up beech leaves.
The Sun
They have a neat lawn and a little garden that they have just started planting.
Times, Sunday Times
The thicket of tropical garden, where poisonous snakes once lurked, has been tamed to expose neat lawns.
Times, Sunday Times
There are neat lawns, a volleyball court, a gym, hiking trails and a library.
Times, Sunday Times
The highlights include the rolling lawns that lead down to a lake and a vegetable garden.
Times, Sunday Times
But if you prefer rolling lawns, you may want some hi-tech help with the mowing.
ST
Here among the glassy cathedrals and rolling lawns work has become a creative activity, with the best minds of her generation sharing ideas among the amphitheatres, gymnasiums and dormitories.
The Times Literary Supplement
Imagine in their place fresh home-made shortbread, rolling lawns and a dense bank of rhododendrons to keep at bay the rolling thunder of six lanes of traffic.
Times, Sunday Times
Two huge houses, set back from a picturesque village green, look out onto rolling lawns, a swimming pool and woodland.
Times, Sunday Times
This unpretentious family villa has a huge pool, spacious lawns, and an outdoor eating area with its own sink and portable barbecue.
Times, Sunday Times
In a setting of spacious lawns and rare vegetation it's hard to tell masters and non-masters apart.
Times, Sunday Times
It was situated on eleven lots and featured trees, curving streets, and spacious lawns, which gave the area a village atmosphere.
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As land became scarce, parcels were carved from spacious lawns and working families became the neighbors of prominent residents.
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The central hospital unit was surrounded with a park with spacious lawns and extensive gardens and linden tree avenues, though some natural hill formations were kept.
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The seasonal venue was built in 1977 and it features a characteristic wooden roof, covering the 7,500-seat pavilion and a sprawling lawn.
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The house has two turrets, a large veranda and sprawling lawns.
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Nestled on 24 acres of pristine rose gardens, sprawling lawns and manicured boxwood lies the masterfully restored mansion, built in 1844.
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No brother this time, no flimsy string, no cruel suburban lawn.
ST
It's one of the few birds that really relishes a striped suburban lawn.
Times, Sunday Times
He startled the marsupial as it grazed on a suburban lawn near the parliament building.
The Sun
Is the great suburban lawn becoming cool again?
Times, Sunday Times
It can thrive in recently burnt forests and can also be found in suburban lawns.
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Tall windows opened on to a sweeping lawn leading to rolling hills.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite its age, however, the sweeping lawns are neatly trimmed, the ivy's kept in check and there's not a crumbling wall in sight.
Times, Sunday Times
The colourful gardens are beautifully planted and include sweeping lawns that run down to a lake.
Times, Sunday Times
I stopped over that night, and woke up to sweeping lawns and majestic arches.
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Formal gardens of sweeping lawns with herbaceous borders.
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Trim lawn edges to remove hiding places for slugs.
The Sun
Nearly a quarter confessed to cutting the grass when it was still wet, but 11 per cent never trim the lawn.
Times, Sunday Times
You will look in vain for signs of suburban neatness, such as closely trimmed lawns.
Times, Sunday Times
From there, we walk out onto an immaculately trimmed lawn with a 12-seater hot tub.
Times, Sunday Times
The sun shines brightly on the homes, each fronted by its own perfectly trimmed lawn.
Times, Sunday Times
I could use it to water the lawn.
Times, Sunday Times
Sneaking out at midnight during a hosepipe ban to water your lawn.
Times, Sunday Times
You never need to water the lawn.
Times, Sunday Times
In dry weather, water the lawn well beforehand.
The Sun
He said the pay-as-you-pour charges will make families think twice before running a bath or watering the lawn.
The Sun
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