arable

Speech parts

1. arable - Noun

2. arable - Adjective

3. arable - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.

Arable land; plow land.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cultivable cultivatable tillable plowable farmable arable land land field soil rich agricultural farm crop farming breeding
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Antonyms

stark dead waste impoverished bony barren
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Phrases with the word

arable land arable farming arable soil non-arable land arable area

Anagrams

ablare arbeal Arbela Barela balear

Examples

There are no more new worlds. The unoccupied arable lands of the earth are limited, and will soon be taken. Josiah Strong

We live on a finite planet. We have finite resources, and we're running out of good, arable land. Jeremy Grantham

1840 to today After the Haarlemmermeer was drained in 1855 and turned into arable land, it was made part of North Holland. Source: Internet

A 2012 estimate of land use determined that the Cayman Islands' had 0.83 percent arable land and 2.08 percent permanent crops. Source: Internet

Added to these are lack of land ownership and access to arable land, drought, inadequate water resources, land degradation and soil erosion. Source: Internet

About one-fifth of the land is arable; another tenth is pasture. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Arabization Arabize Arabized arable area arable farming arable land