sward
Lawn or meadow
Sward is a stretch of grass-covered ground, especially one that's thick and well-established: a green sward, the castle's broad sward.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, appearing mostly in pastoral descriptions.
It emphasizes the turf itself rather than what grows on it—the dense mat of grass and roots covering earth.
Grass-covered earth surface
- mowerGrass-cutting machine
- manicuredCarefully trimmed and tended
- sprinklerWater-dispersing lawn fixture
- edgerTool for neat borders
trimmer · landscaping · garden · aerator · dethatcher · irrigation · sodding · overseeding
Grazing ground for livestock
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
- cloverThree-leafed legume plant
- daisiesWhite-rayed composite flowers
- bucolicIdyllically rural
hayfield · grazing · paddock · idyllic · rural · countryside · fallow · lea
Open grassy flatland
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
- veldtAfrican open grassland
heath · moor · plain · rangeland · grass · fescue · bluegrass · ryegrass
Nutrient-rich surface earth
Protected open space around urban areas
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
vegetation · flora · biome · conservation · landscape · greenway · permaculture · restoration
turf
Grass-covered earth surface
- mowerGrass-cutting machine
- manicuredCarefully trimmed and tended
- sprinklerWater-dispersing lawn fixture
edger · trimmer · landscaping · garden · aerator · dethatcher · irrigation · sodding · overseeding · greenkeeper
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
- wildflowersUncultivated flowering plants
- cloverThree-leafed legume plant
- daisiesWhite-rayed composite flowers
bucolic · hayfield · grazing · paddock · idyllic · rural · countryside · fallow · lea · glade
prairie
Open grassy flatland
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
veldt · heath · moor · plain · rangeland · grass · fescue · bluegrass · ryegrass · bentgrass
topsoil
Nutrient-rich surface earth
mulch · compost · substrate · earth · grass-roots · sod · divot
greenbelt
Protected open space around urban areas
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
groundcover · vegetation · flora · biome · conservation · landscape · greenway · permaculture · restoration · rewilding
- foragefodder, hay, silage, pasture grass, browse
- meadowgrass, wildflower, clover, buttercup, daisy
- grass formationslawn, meadow, prairie, pasture, turf
- rangelandsgrazing, paddock, native vegetation, rest period, rest periods
- haymakinghay, hay bale, hay bales, hay field, hayfield
- plowingplow, plowshare, moldboard, furrow, coulter
- sword swallowerOne who ingests blades
- sword swallowingInserting blades into the esophagus