commons
(noun)
noun
1. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
Similar word(s): common, green, park
Definition categories: location, parcel, tract
2. a pasture subject to common use
Definition categories: location, lea, ley, pasture, pastureland
3. a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
Similar word(s): commonality, commonalty
Definition categories: group, class, stratum
4. the common people
Definition categories: group, estate
Sentences with commons as a noun:
- The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons.
- The commons is the green space surrounded by the village hall, the school, and the church.
- The commons of New England towns are important contributors to their charm.
- "The tragedy of the commons" is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good.