TURF
- layer of matted earth formed by grass and roots
- familiar area, as of residence or expertise
- horse racing
- the upper stratum of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a thick mat
- to cover with thick grass [v -ED, -ING, -S] / the surface of land mattered with roots of grass [n TURFS or TURVES]
- piece of this
- artificial substitute for this (as on a playing field)
- ass 3
- at 2
- piece of peat dried for fuel
- track or course for horse racing
- sphere of activity or influence people who could hurt him on his own foreign-policy turf Wall Street Journal
- a surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass [n TURFS, TURVES] / to cover with turf [v TURFED, TURFING, TURFS]