ley

/lei/
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ley

The farmer's sheep graze peacefully in the ley.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock: A piece of land, often a pasture or meadow, that is used for animals to feed on.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The farmer's sheep grazed peacefully in the ley.
    • They decided to convert the old farmland into a ley to support their cattle.
Advanced Usage
  • "In ley": Describing land that is currently or permanently maintained as pasture.
    • Much of the countryside here is kept in ley.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lea (n): A poetic or archaic variant with the same meaning as "ley," referring to a meadow or pasture.
    • They wandered through the sunny lea.
Synonyms
  • Pasture: Land used for grazing.
  • Meadow: A field of grass and wildflowers.
  • Grassland: A large open area of country covered with grass.
  • Grazing land: Land suitable for animals to feed on.
Related Phrases
  • Ley farming: An agricultural system involving the rotation of crops and pasture (this is a compound term listed here as it is a specific related concept).
    • Ley farming helps to maintain soil fertility.
Related Idioms

(No common idioms are directly and exclusively formed with the word "ley.")

ley

The farmer's sheep graze peacefully in the ley.

Noun
  1. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock