turf, sod, sward, greensward
(noun) surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sward (countable and uncountable, plural swards)
(uncountable) A layer of earth into which grass has grown; turf; sod.
(countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Skin; covering.
• (earth into which grass has grown): grass, turf, sod
• (land covered with grass): clearing, field, greensward, lawn, meadow, yard
sward (third-person singular simple present swards, present participle swarding, simple past and past participle swarded)
(transitive) To cover with sward.
sward (plural swards)
(Philippines) A homosexual man.
• -wards, draws, wards
Sward (plural Swards)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sward is the 28679th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 831 individuals. Sward is most common among White (95.19%) individuals.
• -wards, draws, wards
Source: Wiktionary
Sward, n. Etym: [AS. sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries. swarge, D. zwoord, G. schwarte, Icel. svör skin, sward of the earth.]
1. Skin; covering. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass; turf. The sward was trim as any garden lawn. Tennyson. Sward pork, bacon in large fitches. [Prov. Eng.]
Sward, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Swarding.]
Definition: To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward. Mortimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
