mown

Cut down short

Mown is the past participle of mow, describing grass or grain that has been cut: freshly mown lawn, mown hay drying in the field.

The alternative form mowed works in the same contexts, though mown appears more often as an adjective before a noun.

hay

meadow

Grassy field for grazing

scythe · windrow · tedder · swath · alfalfa · clover · timothy · forage · silage · haystack

lawn

grass

Narrow-leaved ground cover

turf · sod · landscaping · groundskeeping · edging · dethatching · aerate · weedkiller · fertilizer · sprinkler

appearance

trimmed

Cut to neaten

tidy · even · uniform · striped · kempt · maintained · orderly · level · smooth · cropped

scent

fresh

Newly made, not stale

aroma · nostalgia · rain · morning · dew · earthiness · sweetness · seasonal · outdoors · evocative

Opposites
lawn/grass maintenance state

mownunmown

Not yet cut

uncut · overgrown · untrimmed · wild · unkempt

Phrases
Family

mow, mower, mowing, mowed, mows, mowers, unmown

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G