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LORN/lɔːn/

A lawn is an area of short, cut grass in a garden or a park. Countable: a lawn, lawns; mow the lawn. Grass is the plant; a lawn is the neat patch you sit or play on, while a garden is the whole outdoor space. Not law (rules) — extra n.

Meaning

An area of short grass in a garden or park.

Examples

• “Please do not walk on the wet lawn.”
• “The children are playing on the lawn.”
• “Please mow the lawn this weekend.”

Good to know

a lawn (short garden grass). Contrast: grass (the plant), garden (whole space). Mix-up: law.

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