farm

  • 31farm — Synonyms and related words: Arcadian, Dymaxion house, White House, acreage, adobe house, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, agronomic, allotment, arable, arable land, barnyard, barton, be killed, breed, bucolic, building, casa, cattle ranch,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 32farm — farmable, adj. /fahrm/, n. 1. a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood. 2. land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster… …

    Universalium

  • 33farm — farm1 [ farm ] noun count *** 1. ) an area of land used for growing crops or keeping animals: on a farm: Patrick worked on a neighboring farm. a ) only before noun used on or belonging to a farm: farm buildings/machinery/implements farm… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34farm — I UK [fɑː(r)m] / US [fɑrm] noun [countable] Word forms farm : singular farm plural farms *** 1) a) an area of land used for growing crops or keeping animals on a farm: Patrick worked on a neighbouring farm. b) [only before noun] used on, or… …

    English dictionary

  • 35farm — /fam / (say fahm) noun 1. a tract of land devoted to agriculture. 2. a farmhouse. 3. a tract of land or water devoted to some other industry, especially the raising of livestock, fish, etc.: a chicken farm; an oyster farm. 4. the system, method,… …

  • 36farm — 1 noun (C) 1 an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals : live/ work on a farm: Joe had worked on the farm all his life. | chicken/sheep/pig etc farm: He runs a pig farm in Lincolnshire. 2 the main house on a farm where the farmer …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 37farm — 1. noun /fɑː(r)m/ a) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. fuel farm; wind farm; antenna farm b) A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar… …

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  • 38farm — n. 1) to manage, operate, run, work a farm 2) a chicken; collective; dairy; poultry; private; sheep; stock; truck (AE) farm 3) on a farm (to work on a farm) * * * [fɑːm] collective dairy operate poultry private …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 39farm — {{11}}farm (n.) c.1300, fixed payment (usually in exchange for taxes collected, etc.), fixed rent, from O.Fr. ferme rent, lease, from M.L. firma fixed payment, from L. firmare to fix, settle, confirm, strengthen, from firmus firm (see FIRM (Cf.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 40farm — [[t]fɑ͟ː(r)m[/t]] ♦♦ farms, farming, farmed 1) N COUNT A farm is an area of land, together with the buildings on it, that is used for growing crops or raising animals, usually in order to sell them. Farms in France are much smaller than those in… …

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