Turf vs Turd - What's the difference?
turf | turd |
A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
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A piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn.
(label) A sod of peat used as fuel.
(label) The territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own.
A racetrack; or the sport of racing horses.
to create a lawn by laying turfs
(Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.
(business) To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
(business) To cancel a project or product.
(mildly, vulgar) A piece of solid animal or human feces.
A pejorative term, typically directed at a person.
As nouns the difference between turf and turd
is that turf is a layer of earth covered with grass; sod while turd is a piece of solid animal or human feces.As a verb turf
is to create a lawn by laying turfs.turf
English
Noun
Derived terms
* artificial turf * AstroTurf * turf accountant * turf bank * turfen * turfyVerb
(en verb)- Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.
- The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly.
Derived terms
* (l) * turf outAnagrams
* English nouns with irregular plurals ----turd
English
Noun
(en noun)- I went to the toilet to drop a turd .