pasture

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [U,C] land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on: an area of permanent / rough / rich pasture * high mountain pastures * The cattle were put out to pasture. * We drove through mile after mile of land cleared for pasture. 2 (pastures) [pl.] the circumstances of your life, work, etc: I felt we were off to greener pastures (= a better way of life). * (BrE) She decided it was time to move on to pastures new (= a new job, place to live, etc.). verb [VN] to put animals in a field to feed on grass: The cattle were pastured on rich meadow grass.