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Word: Pasture
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pastura ‘grazing’, from past- ‘grazed’, from the verb pascere
ˈpɑːstʃə
land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep
Short Definition:land covered with plants for grazing animals
Examples:- areas of rich meadow pasture
- many a horse was put out to pasture there
- grassy pastures
- a range of pasture grasses
used to refer to a person's situation in life
Short Definition:used to refer to person's situation in life
Examples:- she left the office for pastures new
Word: Pasture
Speech Type: Verb
ˈpɑːstʃə
put (animals) to graze in a pasture
Short Definition:put animals to graze in pasture
Examples:- they pastured their cows in the water meadow
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