PASTURING Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word pasturing. (close relations)
Definition of PASTURING
Best Alternative Words for PASTURING
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browsing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • reading superficially or at random • the act of feeding by continual nibbling | ||||||||
chomping | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of chewing noisily | ||||||||
feeding | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of consuming food • the act of supplying food and nourishment | ||||||||
foraging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of searching for food and provisions | ||||||||
grazing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of grazing • the act of brushing against while passing | ||||||||
tending | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something adjective satellite • (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward | ||||||||
cropping | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the yield from plants in a single growing season • a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale • a collection of people or things appearing together • the output of something in a season • the stock or handle of a whip • a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food verb • cut short • prepare for crops • yield crops • let feed in a field or pasture or meadow • feed as in a meadow or pasture • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||||||||
herding | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans • a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra • a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things verb • cause to herd, drive, or crowd together • move together, like a herd • keep, move, or drive animals | ||||||||
munching | verbv | |||||||
noun • a large bite • Norwegian painter (1863-1944) verb • crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound | ||||||||
crop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the yield from plants in a single growing season • a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale • a collection of people or things appearing together • the output of something in a season • the stock or handle of a whip • a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food verb • cut short • prepare for crops • yield crops • let feed in a field or pasture or meadow • feed as in a meadow or pasture • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||||||||
graze | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a superficial abrasion • the act of grazing verb • feed as in a meadow or pasture • break the skin (of a body part) by scraping • let feed in a field or pasture or meadow • scrape gently • eat lightly, try different dishes | ||||||||
browse | verbv | |||||||
noun • vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat • reading superficially or at random • the act of feeding by continual nibbling verb • shop around; not necessarily buying • feed as in a meadow or pasture • look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular • eat lightly, try different dishes | ||||||||
eatage | nounn | |||||||
noun • bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle | ||||||||
forage | verbv | |||||||
noun • bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle • the act of searching for food and provisions verb • collect or look around for (food) • wander and feed | ||||||||
grass | nounn | |||||||
noun • German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) • narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay • a police informer who implicates many people • bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle • street names for marijuana verb • shoot down, of birds • cover with grass • spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach • feed with grass • give away information about somebody | ||||||||
lea | nounn | |||||||
noun • a unit of length of thread or yarn • a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | ||||||||
ley | nounn | |||||||
noun • a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | ||||||||
pasturage | nounn | |||||||
noun • succulent herbaceous vegetation of pastureland • bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle | ||||||||
pastureland | nounn | |||||||
noun • a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | ||||||||
range | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: • the limits within which something can be effective • a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze • a series of hills or mountains • a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds • a variety of different things or activities • (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined • the limit of capability • a kitchen appliance used for cooking food verb • change or be different within limits • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun • range or extend over; occupy a certain area • lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line • feed as in a meadow or pasture • let eat • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||||