WORD: TURF
MEANING:
1. a. A surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its matted roots; sod. b. An artificial substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing field.
2. A piece cut from a layer of earth or sod.
3. A piece of peat that is burned for use as fuel.
4. Informal a. The range of the authority or influence of a person, group, or thing; a bailiwick: "a bureaucracy ... concerned with turf, promotions, the budget, and protecting the retirement system" (Harper's). See Synonyms at field. b. A geographical area; a territory. c. The area claimed by a gang, as of youths, as its personal territory.
5. Sports a. A racetrack. b. The sport or business of racing horses.
6. territory, field, orbit
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As Apple plots India push, Samsung stakes turf with revamped phones
PRONOUNCE:
turf - टर्फ
LINK: TURF
MEANING:
1. a. A surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its matted roots; sod. b. An artificial substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing field.
2. A piece cut from a layer of earth or sod.
3. A piece of peat that is burned for use as fuel.
4. Informal a. The range of the authority or influence of a person, group, or thing; a bailiwick: "a bureaucracy ... concerned with turf, promotions, the budget, and protecting the retirement system" (Harper's). See Synonyms at field. b. A geographical area; a territory. c. The area claimed by a gang, as of youths, as its personal territory.
5. Sports a. A racetrack. b. The sport or business of racing horses.
6. territory, field, orbit
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. As Apple plots India push, Samsung stakes turf with revamped phones
PRONOUNCE:
turf - टर्फ
LINK: TURF
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