Synonyms and antonyms of Crop farming in British Thesaurus

arable (adjective)

arable land is suitable or used for growing crops

broadacre (adjective)

Australian relating to farming large areas of land

cash crop (noun)

a crop that farmers grow so that they can sell it, rather than using it themselves

combine (verb)

to use a combine harvester

corn (noun)

British crops such as wheat and barley

corn (noun)

maize

crop (noun)

an amount of crops grown in a particular year

crop (verb)

if a plant crops, it produces vegetables, fruit, grain etc

crop circle (noun)

a part of a field where the crops have been pushed flat in the shape of a circle. Some people think that these are caused by aliens.

crop rotation (noun)

a regular change in the type of crop that you grow on a particular area of land, in order to keep the soil healthy

cultivate (verb)

to make land suitable for growing crops or plants

cultivate (verb)

to grow crops or plants, especially in large quantities

cultivated (adjective)

cultivated land is used for growing crops or plants

cultivated (adjective)

developed from wild crops or plants and grown on farms or in gardens

cultivation (noun)

the process of growing crops or plants

cultivation (noun)

the use of land for growing crops or plants

drill (noun)

a line in the earth in which seeds are planted

estate (noun)

a large area of land where a particular crop is grown

fail (verb)

if crops fail, they do not finish growing and cannot be used for food

failure (noun)

a situation in which crops do not finish growing, so that they cannot be used for food

fallow (adjective)

fallow land has been dug or ploughed, but does not have crops growing on it

fertile (adjective)

fertile land is able to produce good crops or plants

fertility (noun)

the ability of the soil to produce a lot of good crops or plants

fruitful (adjective)

literary producing a lot of crops or fruit

furrow (noun)

a line that a farmer digs in the soil with a plough where a crop will be planted

gather in ()

to collect crops from the field when they are ready

glean (verb)

to pick up small amounts of the crops left in a field after they have been cut and collected by the farmer

grain (noun)

food crops such as wheat, rice, or barley

grain (noun)

an individual seed from one of these crops

granary (noun)

mainly literary an area where a lot of grain is grown

the green revolution (noun)

the increase in production of crops that has been made possible by improved farming methods and equipment

growing season (noun)

the time of year during which plants grow and develop, especially farm crops

harvest (noun)

the activity of collecting a crop

harvest (noun)

the time when a crop is collected

harvest (noun)

the amount of a crop that is collected

harvest (verb)

to collect a crop from the fields

haymaking (noun)

the process of cutting and drying grass to make hay

hayrick (noun)

a haystack

haystack (noun)

a large pile of hay in a field, that has been built up and covered in order to store it

infertile (adjective)

infertile land is not very good for growing crops

irrigate (verb)

to bring water to land through a system of pipes, ditches etc in order to make crops grow

lean (adjective)

a lean crop, harvest etc is very small

maize (noun)

British a tall plant that produces yellow seeds that are called sweetcorn when cooked and eaten. The American word is corn.

market garden (noun)

British an area of land where vegetables and fruit are grown to be sold

monoculture (noun)

the practice of growing only one crop in an area

new-mown (adjective)

new-mown grass or hay has just been cut

paddy (noun)

a paddy field

paddy field (noun)

a field of rice growing in water

plantation (noun)

a large farm where crops such as tea, coffee, cotton, and sugar are grown

plough (verb)

to turn over the soil before putting seeds into it using a plough

ploughshare (noun)

the curved blade of a plough

plough up ()

to turn over the grass surface of a field with a plough in order to use the field for growing crops

raise (verb)

mainly American to keep a particular type of animal or grow a particular crop

reap (verb)

to cut and gather a crop such as wheat

rice paddy (noun)

a field covered in water that is used for growing rice

rick (noun)

a large tidy pile of hay or straw (=dry stems of grass or wheat) that is covered and left in a field

root crop (noun)

a crop that is grown so that its roots can be used for food, for example carrots

rotation (noun)

crop rotation

scarecrow (noun)

an object in the shape of a person that farmers put in their fields to frighten birds away

set-aside (noun)

British a system in which the European Union pays farmers not to grow crops in particular areas, in order to control prices or the amount of crops grown

set-aside (noun)

British land that is not used for crops according to this system

sheaf (noun)

stems of grain that have been cut and tied together

spray (verb)

to cover crops or a large area of land with a chemical spray in order to kill insects or to prevent diseases

stack (noun)

a pile of hay (=dry grass) or straw (=dry stems from a crop)

straw (noun)

the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat

stubble (noun)

the ends of plants that are left above ground after a farmer cuts a crop such as wheat or barley

terrace (noun)

one of a series of areas on a slope cut so that they look like wide steps, used for growing crops

terraced (adjective)

terraced land is on the side of a hill and is divided into layers that look like steps. It is often used for farming or for making a garden

terracing (noun)

land divided into layers that look like steps, often so that they can be used for farming or for making a garden

till (verb)

old-fashioned to prepare land for putting crops in the ground so that they will grow there

truck farm (noun)

American a market garden

uncultivated (adjective)

uncultivated land has not been used for growing crops or has not been changed in order to make it suitable for farming

unproductive (adjective)

unproductive land is not good for growing crops on

vineyard (noun)

a farm that grows grapes and produces wine

vineyard (noun)

a piece of land where vines are grown

wine farm (noun)

South African a vineyard

work (verb)

to prepare land and grow crops on it