acres

Noun

Meaning

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

manor grange terra barony realty freehold land farmstead estate mainland plantation acre hectare accra fief
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Antonyms

mountain sea dictatorship monocracy stratocracy

Hypernyms

realty immovable real estate real property

Hyponyms

manor hacienda barony glebe freehold homestead

Phrases with the word

acres of forty acres and a mule acres of money acres of territory Kent Acres cultivated acres

Anagrams

carse crase sacre scare ceras caser Cesar serac scear SERCA races cares

Examples

Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Alexander Pope

A garden, you know, is a very usual refuge of a disappointed politician. Accordingly, I have purchased a few acres about nine miles from town, have built a house, and am cultivating a garden. Alexander Hamilton

I spent five and a half years in prison. The worst part was coming home and finding out Green Acres had been cancelled. What the hell was I fighting for? John McCain

What odds does it make to the man who lives within Nature's bounds, whether he ploughs a hundred acres or a thousand? Horace

Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests. Earl Warren

Let God's waters run over God's acres. Dutch Proverb

Close letter words and terms

acrembolic acremonium acreocracy acres of acres of money acres of territory