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Meaning of "turfy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURFY

turfy  [ˈtɜːfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turfy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TURFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of turfy in the English dictionary

The definition of turfy in the dictionary is of, covered with, or resembling turf. Other definition of turfy is relating to or characteristic of horse racing or persons connected with it.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TURFY


beefy
ˈbiːfɪ
Cavafy
kəˈvɑːfɪ
electroencephalography
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌɪnsɛfəˈlɒɡrɑːfɪ
furphy
ˈfɜːfɪ
Gaddafi
ɡəˈdɑːfɪ
goofy
ˈɡuːfɪ
Ife
ˈiːfɪ
laughy
ˈlɑːfɪ
leafy
ˈliːfɪ
Morphy
ˈmɔːfɪ
murphy
ˈmɜːfɪ
Newfie
ˈnjuːfɪ
Qaddafi
ɡəˈdɑːfɪ
roofie
ˈruːfɪ
roofy
ˈruːfɪ
scurfy
ˈskɜːfɪ
Sufi
ˈsuːfɪ
surfie
ˈsɜːfɪ
surfy
ˈsɜːfɪ
woofy
ˈwuːfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURFY

turf
turf accountant
turf dancing
turf out
turf war
turf-like
turfen
turfgrass
turfier
turfiest
turfiness
turfite
turfless
turfman
turfmen
Turgenev
turgent
turgently
turgescence
turgescency

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURFY

buffy
certify
clarify
classify
comfy
defy
Duffy
fluffy
identify
justify
modify
notify
puffy
qualify
quantify
satisfy
simplify
specify
testify
verify

Synonyms and antonyms of turfy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «turfy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURFY

Find out the translation of turfy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turfy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turfy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

草炭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turfy
570 millions of speakers

English

turfy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

turfy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معشوشب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дернистый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

turfoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাসের চাবড়ায় পূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gazonné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turfy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

turfy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

競馬の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

turfy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turfy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có trồng cỏ xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

turfy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टर्फी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çimenli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erboso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Turfy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дернистий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turfy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χλοερός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

turfy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

turfy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

turfy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turfy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURFY»

The term «turfy» is regularly used and occupies the 77.676 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURFY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turfy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURFY»

Discover the use of turfy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turfy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Greenhouse, Hot House, and Stove: Including Selected ...
Flowers from March to August, in turfy peat. Division of the plant. Crested Catasetum. ( Cataaelum crittatum.) Flowers from October to November, in turfy peat. Division of the plant. One-leaved Epidendrum. (Epidendrum nonapbyllum.) Flowers ...
Charles McIntosh, 1840
2
The London Magazine and Monthly Chronologer
Were first set up by the Direction nufacture, the French have several of that wise Minister Mor.s. Colbert, other Commodities fit for the Turfy in the Reign of Lewis XIV, and Market, which we either have not, met with luch Encouragement from or  ...
‎1745
3
The London Magazine, and Monthly Chronologer
Shipping, from other Places than is such a plain Proof of ths Turfy those of the said Growth or Manu- Company's having a Monopoly, and facture, or from those Ports where of their making the worst Use of they can only, or usually have been  ...
Isaac Kimber, 1745
4
The General Index as to Twenty-seven Volumes of the London ...
Shipping, from other Places than is such a plain Proof of the Turfy those ot the said Growth or Manu- Company's having a Monopoly, and facture, or from those Ports where of their making the worst Use of they can only, or usually have been  ...
‎1745
5
Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants
luridum. The flowers arc yellow tinged witn orown, and very fragrant. The leaves are fine, and grow very upright, giving the piant a very noble appearance. We grow our plants in a damp stove in pots filled with turfy peat and potsherds.
‎1836
6
Catalogus bibliothecae Harleianae: in locos communes ...
1667 16842 ; — Answer to Hydrologia Chymiea of William Sympson, in Defence of Scarborough Spaw, gilt on the Leaves, and bound in red Turfy □ — — 1 669 16843 Wilson's Treatise of an ancient Medicinal Fountain or Vitriojine , Spaw ...
Edward Harley Oxford (Earl of), William Oldys, Samuel Johnson, 1744
7
Husbands, Hot Flashes, And All That Hullabaloo!: Menopausal ...
when he enthusiastically asks if he can trim my hair with the lawn scissors—“just to keep the scissors lubricated.” When the first inkling of spring arrives (signified by temperatures above 35 degrees for three days), my husband (I'll call him Turfy  ...
Vicky DeCoster, 2006
8
London Magazine: Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer...
Experience ; and as to their endea- or .import from Turfy, what Goods, vouring to prevent the Markets from and in what Quantities, he pleases, being glutted either at Home or No Member of the Company can Abroad, it was no more than what ...
‎1745
9
Miller's dictionary of gardening, botany, and agriculture; ...
8. Siding's Aglaia's Tree (A. Sulingi, Blume). A handsome stove tree, native of Java : leaves consisting generally of two pairs of oval-oblong, bluntish-smooth leaflets ; flowers in bunchy panicles ; propagated by cuttings in turfy loam and peat.
Philip Miller, 1834
10
The Horticulturist
Hence after the current had fairly set in in favour of turfy loam, almost a generation had passed away before horticulturists learned the useful lesson of employing it pure and simple in a rough turfy state, made porous by the mixture of a liberal ...
John Loudon, William Robinson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turfy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Yadi Snipes White Sox With a Triple | Game Recap for Cards …
There were also random Cardinals fans around, which probably raised their ire since White Sox fans are even more home turfy than most fans. I could of been a ... «Viva El Birdos, Jul 15»
2
Watch Out For Invasive Harlequin Ladybird
Wildlife expert Bob Dawson spotted a harlequin ladybird at Turfy Hill last week. They're from Asia and were first found in Britain eleven years ago. There was an ... «ScillyToday, Jul 15»
3
Coalitions That Don't Coalesce
Yes, some people are just turfy, but sometimes turfy behavior is rewarded. If you want to change the behavior, change the rewards. One admin's response ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»
4
An open letter to golfers
Listen dude, you don't know me but I'm kind of an old fart who's been around the turfy side of golf business for a long time. I just need about three minutes of your ... «Golf Course Industry Magazine, Mar 15»
5
How to judge winter climbing conditions
Banked-out snow gullies, pure ice or non-turfy mixed routes might be possible as an alternative or if conditions are really poor, why not spend a mountaineering ... «British Mountaineering Council, Dec 14»
6
Bo'ness United 0 Arbroath: Murray goes 'one up' on his old man with …
There's also the steam-driven nostalgia of the Bo'ness & Kinneil railway, and if you fancy delving further back in history there's the turfy, rocky remnants of the ... «Herald Scotland, Nov 14»
7
The King's Head - twenty five years at the hub of all things Galway
Unaware that the chimney needed cleaning the place soon filled up with thick smoke from the turfy fire. Having chosen that morning also to discuss their plans ... «Galway Advertiser, Nov 14»
8
Bainbridge Island: Where Seattle goes for R&R
South; [206] 842-8339), a casual, surfy-turfy place with a big patio overlooking the marina. (Most main dishes $12-$26.) I had blackberry gelato at Mora Iced ... «Los Angeles Times, Oct 14»
9
Un-Gyve Press to Publish Collected Poems of John Crowe Ransom …
Of the tread of the dark wood mold and turfy rye,. Rich smell of horse in his nostril, wind in his eye,. – from In Air, John Crowe Ransom ... «PR Newswire, Sep 14»
10
Mount pleasant: ten lofty facts about London's hills
Its skin may be turfy, but Stave Hill's innards are all rubble and waste; it was constructed in 1985 using spoil from the dismantling of the Surrey Docks.' 5. «Time Out London, Jul 14»

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