turf

noun/tɜːf/CEFR B2

ঘাস ও তার শিকড়সহ মাটির স্তর, টার্ফ

Meaning

The surface layer of grass and its roots, sometimes sold in rolls for laying a lawn.

Example sentences

  • They laid fresh turf over the bare ground.তারা খালি জমির উপর নতুন টার্ফ বিছাল।
  • The turf felt soft under our feet.টার্ফটি আমাদের পায়ের নিচে নরম লাগল।

Similar words, and what each means

  • grass

    ঘাস

    The common green plant that covers fields and lawns.

turf” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Cutting too short starves the plant — the blade is what feeds it — and the weak, thin turf that follows is exactly where weeds settle. The usual rule is to take no more than a third of the height at a go, and to raise the blade higher in hot weather, not lower.

    lawnmower — dictionary
  • In gardening it simply means turf, but in British and Irish speech sod is also a mild insult — 'sod off', 'the poor sod' — so in ordinary conversation it is safer to say turf when you mean the grass.

    sod — dictionary

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  1. “turf” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • ঘাস ও তার শিকড়সহ মাটির স্তর, টার্ফ
    • তীক্ষ্ণ বুদ্ধি, সূক্ষ্ম বিচারবোধ
    • প্রশ্ন
    • সাজসজ্জা, অলংকরণ
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    ঘাস ও তার শিকড়সহ মাটির স্তর, টার্ফturf (noun) — ঘাস ও তার শিকড়সহ মাটির স্তর, টার্ফ. The surface layer of grass and its roots, sometimes sold in rolls for laying a lawn.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “turf”?

    • palladium
    • gusto
    • grass
    • irritation
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    grassgrass — ঘাস. The common green plant that covers fields and lawns.

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