Definition

1. Noun:
   • A field or area of land where cows are allowed to graze on grass and other plants: A cow pasture is a designated piece of land, often enclosed, used for feeding and raising cattle.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The farmer opened the gate to let the herd into the cow pasture.
  • We saw several black-and-white cows grazing peacefully in the cow pasture beside the road.

Advanced Usage

• "To put (animals) out to pasture": This idiom, often using "pasture" alone, means to retire someone or something from active work or use. While "cow pasture" is not typically used in the idiom itself, the concept is related.
  • After forty years of service, the old professor was finally put out to pasture.
• Descriptive Use: The term can be used descriptively to evoke a rural, pastoral, or simple setting.
  • The small town was surrounded by rolling hills of cow pasture.

Variants and Related Words

• Pasture (n/v): Land covered with grass for grazing animals; to put animals to graze on such land.
  • The sheep were turned out to pasture.
• Grazing land (n): A more general term for land used by animals for feeding on grass.
• Meadow (n): A piece of grassland, often used for hay or sometimes for grazing, but typically not enclosed like a pasture.
• Ranch (n): A large farm, especially in North America, where cattle or other animals are raised, which contains pastures.

Synonyms

• Grazing field
• Cattle pasture
• Grassland (for cattle)

Related Phrases

• Pasture land: A more formal or general term for land used as pasture.
• In pasture: Describing land that is currently being used for grazing.
  • The fields are in pasture for the summer months.

Related Idioms

• The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence/pasture: This common idiom about envy and perception can be contextually linked to pastures.
  • He thought a new job would be better, but it's just the grass being greener on the other side of the pasture.

Noun

1. a pasture for cows