croft

noun

Definition of croftnext
chiefly British
1
as in tract

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as in homestead

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Recent Examples of croft That simple statement sums up not only the slender margin of survival in the crofts, but also the tectonic collision between waning subsistence living on the remote western islands and the explosion of excess and spending in 1990s mainland Scotland. — Paula Cooper, CBS News, 5 May 2026 Crossing to Scotland, Lerwick adds Shetland ponies and stone crofts, Kirkwall delivers Norse-meets-Scottish history and Skara Brae-era vibes, and Edinburgh’s skyline crowns it with castle views before the elegant glide up the Thames to Greenwich. — Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, as the Highland Clearances violently removed tenant-farmer Scots from their crofts, the more communal, indoor instruments all but disappeared. — Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025 Living on a croft, our family was there for some months in early 1967. — John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croft
  1. tract
  2. homestead
  3. clearing
  4. manor
  5. plat
  6. plantation
  7. grass
  8. smallholding
Noun
  • Settlers bypassed local tribal bands and elevated a single Montaukett sachem to sign away vast tracts of land.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of tract
Noun
  • The Grapevine family had failed to transfer ownership of its previous home, maintained an active homestead exemption on that property and had not updated a driver’s license.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Amendment 3 proposes raising the homestead exemption on residents’ property taxes to $250,000 by 2028, a move that could save homeowners thousands annually but would also cost the state billions of dollars.
    — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of homestead
Noun
  • Business owners, Huber said, were not notified about the tree-clearing plan.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Judge Ana Reyes held a hearing on Monday to learn more about the tree-clearing and decide whether to block further work on the golf course.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of clearing
Noun
  • The house combines several architectural styles — Romanesque arches on the tower, Renaissance window pediments, English-manor chimneys.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After hours, Neo-Vision parks his body in the bar’s walk-in fridge and retreats to a mind palace modeled after a British country manor.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of manor
Noun
  • As of Monday the permits have yet to be approved, Ortega said, adding that the light and the roadway must be built before the final plat is recorded and residents move it.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The plaintiff’s petition, filed in Lake Superior Court, seeks injunctive relief over procedural matters involving the city’s plat and zoning approval process.
    — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of plat
Noun
  • This crop is no longer grown on the island, but a sort of plantation town vibe is still present.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The trees are the legacy of coconut plantations established more than a century ago.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of plantation
Noun
  • The ball bounded high over Bauers and onto the grass in short right field.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Months without significant rain have browned the grass and trees.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of grass
Noun
  • The concise menu – which is chalked up each day on a blackboard – uses produce from the restaurant’s nearby smallholding.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Today, countless smallholdings here still tend to the crop, like Jackie Russell, who offers tours of her family’s farm, a 25-acre site producing the Sugarloaf.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of smallholding

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“Croft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croft. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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