Synonyms of farms

farms 1 of 2

noun

plural of farm

as in ranches

a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock

a farm that has been in the same family for five generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranches
• estates
• plantations
• farmsteads
• granges
• homesteads
• gardens
• farmlands
• orchards
• farmhouses
• croplands
• manors
• haciendas
• farmyards
• smallholdings
• stations
• steadings
• crofts
• spreads

farms

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of farm

as in plants

to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on

we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plants
• cultivates
• harvests
• tills
• crops
• tends
• hoes
• harrows
• reaps
• sharecrops

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of farms

Noun

These networks supplied homes, fountains, baths, and farms, making dense urban life more practical. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

The prevailing idea is that summer break is a holdover from days when children were needed to help out on farms in rural communities. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

Rio de Janeiro and the Serra Fluminense Rafa Costa e Silva leads Lasai, an intimate 10-seat restaurant in Rio, where the cooking is driven by ingredients from nearby farms and small producers rather than imported luxury. — Mikael Castro, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026

The transition from farms, the open range, and artisanal workshops to offices and large, impersonal, factories was seen as sapping virility—just as our tiny cubicles and remote workstations are said to do today. — Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026

Expand a property tax break for owners of large farms and timberland. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026

The following week, Rahe answered a phone call from Al Ameskamp, the owner of one of the two farms the movie ballfield straddled. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

In Salisbury, which has become a hub for Haitians who work in nearby factories and farms, ICE recently started detaining people in parking lots and other areas immigrants frequent, according to Fouché of Safe Harbor Circles. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

As rates of allergies, asthma, eczema and hay fever rose in industrial civilizations, children raised on farms did not seem to be affected. — Baltimore Sun, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

Verb

Her family has run a livestock market since the 1930s and also farms almonds. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Today the winery farms more than 380 acres across Napa Valley, with vineyards in Rutherford, Carneros and Capell Valley, giving it access to dramatically different growing conditions depending on the variety. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The brainchild of Marie Emerson, who farms with her husband, Dell, at Wescogus Wild Blueberry, the center educates visitors about the fruit’s history. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026

Jim Falk, who sells seeds and grows crops on a 700-acre farm in western Minnesota with his son, farms specialty soybeans for customers overseas. — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

Staff also farms about 1,500 acres of row crop, like corn and sorghum sudan, and small grains, like wheat and oats. — Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026

Joe farms about 700 acres of mostly corn and soybeans, some surrounding the vineyard and others within 4 miles of the vineyard. — Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026

Jon Peacock also farms in Randolph County. — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026

Mike farms 700 acres of almond trees throughout San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties with his son, Erik. — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026