land vs turf

land and turf both are nouns.

land and turf both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
land	Yes	No	Yes	No
turf	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, turf is a hyponym of land; that is, turf is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than land:

land: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
turf: surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

Other hyponyms of land include badlands, bottom, bottomland, coastland, cultivated land, farmland, ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land, tilth, overburden, permafrost, polder, rangeland, scablands, greensward, sod, sward, wetland.

land (noun)	turf (noun)
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life	range of jurisdiction or influence
a politically organized body of people under a single government	the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
the people who live in a nation or country	surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
territory over which rule or control is exercised
the territory occupied by a nation
the solid part of the earth's surface
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
the land on which real estate is located
a domain in which something is dominant

land (verb)	turf (verb)
bring into a different state	cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots
reach or come to rest
cause to come to the ground
arrive on shore
bring ashore
shoot at and force to come down
deliver (a blow)

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