Meaning & use
manicured lawn
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UK/ˌmænɪkjuəd ˈlɔːn/
US/ˌmænɪkjʊrd ˈlɔːn/
Meaning
nouncountable
A lawn that is cut very short and kept so neat and even that it looks perfectly cared for.
Grammar: Countable: a manicured lawn, two manicured lawns.
Patterns
- a manicured lawn in front of something
A manicured lawn stretched out in front of the old mansion.
They spend every Saturday keeping their manicured lawn perfect.
Not a single weed grew on the manicured lawn.
Word forms
| plural | manicured lawns |
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Common combinations
- a perfectly manicured lawn
- The hotel is known for its perfectly manicured lawn.
- maintain a manicured lawn
- It takes time and water to maintain a manicured lawn.
- a manicured lawn and hedges
- The house had a manicured lawn and neatly trimmed hedges.
- walk across the manicured lawn
- Please do not walk across the manicured lawn.
Synonyms and how they differ
- neat lawn
- Neat lawn is plainer and only means tidy, while manicured lawn suggests much more careful grooming.
- well-kept lawn
- Well-kept lawn praises good care without implying the almost artificial look that manicured can carry.
- trim lawn
- Trim lawn is a bit old-fashioned and stresses short grass rather than overall perfection.
Opposites
unkempt lawnovergrown lawn
Word family
- manicure noun
- a cosmetic treatment for the hands and nails
- manicure verb
- to trim and shape carefully, like nails or a lawn
- manicured adjective
- very neatly trimmed or cared for
- manicurist noun
- a person who gives manicures
Commonly confused: manicured lawn or pedicured?
manicured lawn vs pedicured
Pedicured refers to feet and toenails that have been treated, not grass or gardens.
Practice
Which describes a manicured lawn?
Choose one answer.
A manicured lawn is carefully trimmed and neat. Wild grass and weeds are the opposite.
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