Word Meanings - LAND - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Urine. See Lant.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of LAND)

• Region
• Country
• clime
• territory
• district
• tract of land
• portion
• part

Related words: (words related to LAND)

• COUNTRY-DANCE
  See MACUALAY
• TRACTORATION
  See PERKINISM
• PORTIONIST
  One of the incumbents of a benefice which has two or more rectors or vicars. (more info) 1. A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, who has a certain academical allowance or portion; -- corrupted into postmaster. Shipley.
• COUNTRY SEAT
  A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.
• TRACTITE
  A Tractarian.
• TRACTARIANISM
  The principles of the Tractarians, or of those persons accepting the teachings of the "Tracts for the Times."
• DISTRICT
  Rigorous; stringent; harsh. Punishing with the rod of district severity. Foxe.
• COUNTRY CLUB
  A club usually located in the suburbs or vicinity of a city or town and devoted mainly to outdoor sports.
• TRACTION
  1. The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle. 2. Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug. 3. Attraction;
• TRACTORY
  A tractrix.
• TRACTILE
  Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile. Bacon.
• COUNTRYSIDE
  A particular rural district; a country neighborhood. W. Black. Blackmore.
• TRACTATOR
  One who writes tracts; specif., a Tractarian. C. Kingsley.
• PORTION
  1. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything. 2. A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole. These are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard
• PORTIONER
  See 2 (more info) 1. One who portions.
• COUNTRY BANK
  A national bank not in a reserve city.
• TRACTILITY
  The quality of being tractile; ductility. Derham.
• TERRITORY
  1. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. He looked, and saw wide territory spread Before him -- towns, and rural works between. Milton. 2. The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or
• DISTRICTION
  Sudden display; flash; glitter. A smile . . . breaks out with the brightest distriction. Collier.
• TRACTABLE
  1. Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable learner. I shall find them tractable enough. Shak. 2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible; as, tractable
• DISPROPORTIONALLY
  In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally.
• INTRACTABILITY
  The quality of being intractable; intractableness. Bp. Hurd.
• IMPROPORTIONATE
  Not proportionate.
• DISPROPORTIONABLE
  Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv.
• DISPROPORTIONALITY
  The state of being disproportional. Dr. H. More.
• PROPORTIONATE
  Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional. Longfellow. What is proportionate to his transgression. Locke.
• SUBCONTRACTOR
  One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor.
• RETRACTOR
  One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically: In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
• REAPPORTIONMENT
  A second or a new apportionment.
• MISPROPORTION
  To give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.
• DETRACTIVE
  1. Tending to detractor draw. 2. Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative.
• PHOTIC REGION
  The uppermost zone of the sea, which receives the most light.
• REDISTRICT
  To divide into new districts.
• CONTRACTIBLE
  Capable of contraction. Small air bladders distable and contractible. Arbuthnot.
• DISPROPORTIONATE
  Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means.