Collocations for "lawn"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lawn" in context.
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lawn
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [large, wide, narrow, small] lawn
- go mow the lawn for me
- tend to the lawn
- water the lawn
- the lawn's sprinklers
- a sprinkler system for the lawn
- a well- [kept, maintained, mowed] lawn
- a [small, square, sunny] patch of lawn
- [mow, cut, rake] the lawn
- the lawn needs [mowing]
- he's [outside, out back] [mowing] the lawn
- [sitting, sunbathing, relaxing, chilling] on the lawn
- play [soccer, football, tennis] on the lawn
- children [playing, chasing each other] on the lawn
- a [cat, rabbit, fox] [ran, scurried] across the lawn
- plays lawn bowling
- a lawn bowling [player, tournament]
- a lawn tennis [tournament, club, court, association]
- a white lawn [shirt, blouse, top]
'lawn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allowance
- bee
- bowl
- bowling
- broke
- churn
- crap
- empty
- flower
- front
- grading
- grass
- groom
- hedge
- hose
- jack
- leaf
- lime
- moisture
- mole
- oak
- pack
- pine
- power
- scythe
- shadow
- shit
- shoot
- sod
- sprinkle
- spruce
- squirrel
- straight
- stub
- swamp
- tall
- tea
- tear
- toad
- trench
- trim
- walk
- weed