landscape

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view: a desert landscape.
2. n. A picture depicting an expanse of scenery.
3. n. The branch of art dealing with the representation of natural scenery.
4. n. The aspect of the land characteristic of a particular region: a bleak New England winter landscape.
5. n. Grounds that have been landscaped: liked the house especially for its landscape.
6. n. An extensive mental view; an interior prospect: "They occupy the whole landscape of my thought” ( James Thurber).
7. adj. Of or relating to a landscape or landscapes: landscape painting.
8. adj. Of or relating to landscaping: a nursery offering landscape services.
9. adj. Of or relating to the orientation of a page such that the shorter side runs from top to bottom: printed the document in landscape mode in order to accommodate the wide columns of a table.
10. v. To adorn or improve (a section of ground) by contouring and by planting flowers, shrubs, or trees.
11. v. To arrange grounds artistically as a profession.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A view or prospect of rural scenery, more or less extensive, such as is comprehended within the scope or range of vision from a single point of view. See also landskip.
2. n. A picture representing a view or prospect of rural or natural inland scenery as it appears within the range of vision from a single point of view; also, such pictures collectively, as distinguished especially from marine and architectural pictures and from portraits.
3. n. A compendious view or manifestation; an epitome; a compend. (Compare quotation from Bishop Hacket under landskip.)
4. n. Synonyms Prospect, Scene, etc. See view, n.
5. To represent or delineate in landscape.

Wiktionary

1. n. A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
2. n. A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc.
3. n. The pictorial aspect of a country.
4. n. printing a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides
5. n. A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in "designed landscape")
6. n. figuratively a situation that is presented, a scenario
7. v. Create or maintain a landscape.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
2. n. A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc. Compare seascape.
3. n. The pictorial aspect of a country.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery
2. n. an extensive mental viewpoint
3. n. painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
4. v. do landscape gardening
5. n. an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
6. v. embellish with plants