Idioms for land
land/fall on one's feet,
feet(def 3).
see how the land lies,
to investigate in advance; inform oneself of the facts of a situation before acting: You should see how the land lies before making a formal proposal.
Compare lay of the land.
Origin of land
before 900; Middle English (noun and v.), Old English (noun); cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic
land; akin to Irish
lann, Welsh
llan church (orig. enclosure), Breton
lann heath. See
lawn1
OTHER WORDS FROM land
land·like, adjective re·land, verb un·der·land, nounWords nearby land
lanchow,
lanciform,
lancinate,
lancinating,
lancs,
land,
land agent,
land art,
land bank,
land breeze,
land bridge
Example sentences from the Web for lands
British Dictionary definitions for lands (1 of 4)
lands
/ (lændz) /
pl n
holdings in land
Southern African
the part of a farm on which crops are grown
British Dictionary definitions for lands (2 of 4)
land
/ (lænd) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of land
landless, adjective landlessness, nounWord Origin for land
Old English; compare Old Norse, Gothic
land, Old High German
lant
British Dictionary definitions for lands (3 of 4)
Land
1
/ (lænd) /
noun
Edwin Herbert. 1909–91, US inventor of the Polaroid Land camera
British Dictionary definitions for lands (4 of 4)
Land
2
/ German (lant) /
noun plural Länder (ˈlɛndər)
- any of the federal states of Germany
- any of the provinces of Austria
Idioms and Phrases with lands
land