land

1. The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

   Most insects live on land.

2. Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.

   There are 50 acres of land in this estate.

3. A country or region.
4. A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
5. The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.

   wet land; good or bad land for growing potatoes

6. (often in combination) realm, domain.

   I'm going to Disneyland.

7. The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
8. A shock or fright.

   He got an awful land when the police arrived.

9. A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
10. In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
11. (travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.

    Our city offices sell a lot more land than our suburban offices.

12. The ground or floor.
13. The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.
14. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.
15. A group of dwellings or tenements under one roof and having a common entry.

1. To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

   The plane is about to land.

2. To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
3. To come into rest.
4. To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
5. To bring to land.

   It can be tricky to land a helicopter.

6. To acquire; to secure.
7. To deliver.

1. Of or relating to land.
2. Residing or growing on land.

noun

Lant; urine