pasture

Pronunciation: /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
  2. noun bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
  3. verb let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pasture, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pastour, from Latin pastūra, from pāscor + -tūra.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
grassland
Narrower (hyponyms)
commons, cow pasture

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