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turf
noun (AREA) /tɜːf/
/tɝːf/ Definition
› [U] informal a subject in which a person or group has a lot of knowledge or influence: Antiques are very much her turf.Topics and areas of interest › [U] mainly US informal the area that a group considers its own: Judges feel that the courtroom is their private turf. The gymnastics team won the championship on home turf.Environments and localities
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SMART Thesaurus: Topics & areas of interest
Synonyms and related words:
- affair noun (MATTER)
- angle noun (WAY OF THINKING)
- area noun (SUBJECT)
- cause célèbre noun
- field noun (AREA OF INTEREST)
- item noun
- leitmotiv noun
- province noun (SUBJECT)
- question noun (PROBLEM)
- score noun (SUBJECT JUST MENTIONED)
- specialism noun
- stage noun (THEATRE)
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- talking of sb/sth idiom
- talking point noun
- term noun (DESCRIPTION)
- term noun (RULES)
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- thematic adjective
- topic noun
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