turf

simple noun18 collocationsAvg. frequency: 5.9

Refers to a sports team's own stadium or, figuratively, an area where one feels confident or has an advantage.

Man-made surface that mimics grass, often used in sports stadiums.

Refers to the color of natural grass.

Describes turf that is gentle and yielding to the touch.

Figuratively refers to a subject or area where one has experience and knowledge.

Describes turf that is elastic and springs back when pressed.

Refers to a place, especially a sports ground, that is famous and respected.

A single section or part of turf.

A section of turf that includes the grass and the soil beneath it held together by roots.

In a place or situation where one feels comfortable, confident, and in control.

To guard one's area of influence, expertise, or territory from encroachment.

To protect one's area of influence, expertise, or territory from others.

To place pre-grown sections of turf onto soil to create a lawn.

To cut and remove sections of turf, often for fuel (as peat).

To enter or interfere in someone else's area of responsibility or expertise without permission.

An intense, often prolonged, conflict between groups or individuals over territory or control.

A sports field with an artificial turf surface.

A dispute or conflict over territory, influence, or areas of responsibility.