WordHive Learning Dictionary

Lawn

noun

A lawn is an area covered with short grass.

4 letters 1 syllable

What does Lawn mean?

A lawn is an area covered with short grass.

Dictionary definition

An area of short grass, often near a home, school, or park.

Example sentences

Lawn in a sentence

easy

The children sat on the lawn during story time.

medium

Our school planted new flowers beside the lawn.

hard

After several days of rain, the lawn looked green and healthy.

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Practice the meaning of Lawn

Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.

Practice 1

What does lawn mean?

Practice 2

Which word is closest in meaning to lawn?

Practice 3

Which sentence uses lawn correctly?

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Lawn

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LAWN

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Synonyms

Words like Lawn

grassPlants that cover the ground in many lawns.
yardAn outdoor area around a building.
Antonyms

Opposite words

pavementA hard surface rather than a grassy area.
indoorsInside a building rather than outside on grass.
Synonym practice

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Word family

Lawn word family

Base word

lawn

noun

lawn

Base form.

noun

lawns

More than one area of short grass.

Related words
Student support

Understand Lawn

Hint for students

A lawn is an area covered with short grass.

Common mix-up

Lawn is not the same as pavement. Lawn means a lawn is an area covered with short grass.

Try it in class or at home

Read this model sentence: Our school planted new flowers beside the lawn. Clue words: school, planted, new. Underline clue words that show why lawn fits instead of pavement. Now write one new sentence that shows lawn without using the word lawn. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show lawn?

Teacher prompt

Ask students to explain this model sentence: "Our school planted new flowers beside the lawn." Why does lawn fit better than pavement?