turf

About 2.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
2. noun A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
3. noun A block of peat used as fuel.
4. noun A thick, carpet-like bed of algae.
5. noun A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf.

   In climates where grass struggles to grow, turf is usually used instead on sports fields.

6. noun A territory claimed by a gang as their own.
7. noun A person's domain or sphere of influence.
8. noun A racetrack, hippodrome.

Similar words

sod sward greensward grassland lawn field peat pasture pitch mousse

Often followed by

and of in is or was club to wars

Word family

turf war turf wars turfed turfier turfiest turfing turfs turfy turves