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Tilth

The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture; as, land is good tilth.

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ground 76% connected

of Grind

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Land 76% connected

Urine. See Lant.

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Soil 76% connected

To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure, with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of sending them out to pasture; hence…

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

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Fallow 76% connected

Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Plowland 92% connected

Alt. of Plougland

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tillage 92% connected

The operation, practice, or art of tilling or preparing land for seed, and keeping the ground in a proper state for the growth of crops.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Erosion noun · 85% connection

condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Pollution noun · 85% connection

undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Restoration noun · 85% connection

some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original"

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Land and soil.
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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Air pollution noun · 84% connection

pollution of the atmosphere; "air pollution reduced the visibility"

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Badlands noun · 84% connection

deeply eroded barren land

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Bottom noun · 84% connection

low-lying alluvial land near a river

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Greensward noun · 84% connection

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

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Overburden noun · 84% connection

the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits

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Polder noun · 84% connection

low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)

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Scablands noun · 84% connection

(geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eas…

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Sod noun · 84% connection

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

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Sward noun · 84% connection

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

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Turf noun · 84% connection

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

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Water pollution noun · 84% connection

pollution of the water in rivers and lakes

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Acculturation noun · 78% connection

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tilled, prepared, crop, culture, land.
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Agronomy noun · 78% connection

the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tilled, prepared, crop, culture, land.
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Amadou noun · 78% connection

A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has be…

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Anglo-Saxon noun · 78% connection

a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by Englis…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tilled, prepared, crop, culture, land.
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Appurtenance noun · 78% connection

That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in commo…

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Arable adjective · 78% connection

Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tilled, prepared, crop, culture, land.
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Ashore adverb · 78% connection

On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tilled, prepared, crop, culture, land.
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Bad superl. · 78% connection

Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, ei…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tilled, prepared, crop, culture, land.
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Cheer noun · 78% connection

That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a table loaded with good cheer.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tilled, prepared, crop, culture, land.
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Continent adjective · 78% connection

One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an isl…

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Crop verb · 78% connection

To cause to bear a crop; as, to crop a field.

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Crude superl. · 78% connection

In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial p…

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