turf

/tˈɝf/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
2. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
3. range of jurisdiction or influence
   “a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system”

verb

1. cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

Synonyms for turf

• sod
• sward
• greensward

Words that rhyme with turf

• surf
• serf
• astroturf
• cerf
• mcinturf
• mcinturff
• murff
• murph
• overturf
• scherf
• scherff
• smurf
• vanderwerf
• vanderwerff