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- [fahrm]
- /fɑrm/
- /fɑːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fahrm]
- /fɑrm/
Definitions of farm word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of FARM processor farm 3
- noun farm a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood. 1
- noun farm land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster farm; a tree farm. 1
- noun farm a similar, usually commercial, site where a product is manufactured or cultivated: a cheese farm; a honey farm. 1
- noun farm the system, method, or act of collecting revenue by leasing a territory in districts. 1
- noun farm a country or district leased for the collection of revenue. 1
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Origin of farm
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English ferme “lease, rented land, rent,” from Anglo-French, Old French, from Vulgar Latin ferma (unattested), derivative of fermāre (unattested) for Latin firmāre “to make firm, confirm”; see firm1
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Parts of speech for Farm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
farm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
farm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for farm
noun farm
- meadow — a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
- lawn — wireless local area network
- orchard — an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
- ranch — an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- acreage — Acreage is a large area of farm land.
verb farm
- plow — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- reap — to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tend — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- graze — to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
- sow — to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
adjective farm
- outland — Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces: a name unknown in the outlands.
- agrarian — Agrarian means relating to the ownership and use of land, especially farmland, or relating to the part of a society or economy that is concerned with agriculture.
- agronomic — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
- rustical — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- rural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.