lawn

Everyday

An area of short, neat grass, usually in a garden or park, that is cut regularly. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, people mow the lawn with a lawnmower, which is dangerous: children should keep away when it is running and never touch the blades. Lawns need water, sun and cutting. In science, a lawn is a habitat for worms, insects and birds; daisies and clover often grow in lawns. In maths, lawns appear in area and perimeter problems: a rectangular lawn 8 m by 5 m has an area of 40 square metres. Phrases: "mow the lawn", "keep off the lawn", "lawnmower", "front/back lawn".

Examples

• Dad mows the lawn every Saturday. tree →
• Please keep off the lawn; it has just been seeded. tree →
• We played croquet on the lawn. tree →
• The lawn is 10 metres long and 6 metres wide. tree →
• Blackbirds pull worms out of the lawn. tree →
• Stay away from the lawnmower while it is running. tree →
• The lawn turned brown in the dry summer. tree →
• Daisies were growing all over the lawn. tree →
• The animal was fiery and spirited; they galloped round the lawn. tree →

Note

Countable: a lawn, lawns. Spelling: aw, as in "saw". In maths, "area of the lawn" = length × width (square units), and "fence around the lawn" = perimeter = add all sides. In the USA "yard" is used for the whole garden area, and the lawn is the grassy part.