sod
Dirt-and-roots mat
Sod is a section of grass with its roots and the soil beneath, cut in strips or squares for transplanting: They laid fresh sod in the backyard.
To sod is to cover ground with such turf.
In British slang, sod is a mildly vulgar term for a person—often expressing annoyance (the poor sod) or contempt (You miserable sod!).
To sod off is to go away.
Sod it expresses frustration or dismissal, like "forget it."
Tended yard grass
- grassNarrow-leaved ground cover
- patchMaterial covering damage
- rollList of names
- layingPutting down horizontally
cutter · cuttings · plugs · squares · installation · establishment · rooting · seams
Fine-bladed pasture grass
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- ryegrassHardy turf species
- bentgrassFine-bladed turf species
- zoysiaThick-growing warm-season turf
centipede · turfgrass · warm-season · cool-season · sward · stolons · rhizomes · blade
Trimming grass short
- yardLinear measure or grounds
- gardenCultivated plant area
- greeneryCollective plant life
- backyardOutdoor space behind home
edging · trimming · sprinkler · irrigation · lawnmower · groundskeeper · landscaping · aeration
lawn
Tended yard grass
laying · cutter · cuttings · plugs · squares · installation · establishment · rooting · seams · watering
earth
Soil or electrical grounding
loam · topsoil · clay · humus · substrate · peat · silt · clump · divot · spade
fescue
Fine-bladed pasture grass
zoysia · centipede · turfgrass · warm-season · cool-season · sward · stolons · rhizomes · blade · thatch
mowing
Trimming grass short
backyard · edging · trimming · sprinkler · irrigation · lawnmower · groundskeeper · landscaping · aeration · overseeding
bugger
British slang for nuisance
poor · unlucky · silly · lazy · old · little · lucky · wretched · cheeky · bloody
- ground surfacesdirt, grass, gravel, sand, soil
- groundskeepinglawn care, mowing, groundskeeping, lawn mowing, trimming
- sports field surfacesgrass, turf, artificial turf, astroturf, dirt
- revegetationreforestation, afforestation, planting, seeding, tree planting
- landscapinglawn care, landscaping, lawn mowing, grading, gardening
- grassy areaslawn, turf, grass, green, yard
sodseed
Embryonic plant capsule
grass seed · seeding · hydroseeding · overseeding · plugs
- sod offRude British dismissal
- sod itBritish expression of frustration
- sod housesTurf-walled prairie shelters
- odds and sodsMiscellaneous random items
- old sodBeloved native land
- sod farmCommercial grass-growing operation