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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

land, ground, soil
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

noun.object

11 Subcategories

badlands go
deeply eroded barren land
bottom, bottomland go
low-lying alluvial land near a river
coastland go
land in a coastal area
tillage, farmland, cultivated land, plowland, ploughland, tilled land, tilth go
arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
overburden go
the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
permafrost go
ground that is permanently frozen
polder go
low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)
rangeland go
land suitable for grazing livestock
scablands go
(geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
turf, sod, sward, greensward go
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
wetland go
a low area where the land is saturated with water