fallow

(făl'ō)
adj.

1. Plowed but left unseeded during a growing season: fallow farmland.
2. Characterized by inactivity: a fallow gold market.

n.

1. Land left unseeded during a growing season.
2. The act of plowing land and leaving it unseeded.
3. The condition or period of being unseeded.

tr.v., -lowed, -low·ing, -lows.

1. To plow (land) without seeding it afterward.
2. To plow and till (land), especially to eradicate or reduce weeds.

[Middle English falow, from Old English fealh, fallow land.]

fallowness fal'low·ness n.

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adj

Definition: inactive
Antonyms: active, cultivated, developed, used

Agricultural land which is not used for crops but is left unused in order to restore its natural fertility. Summer fallow is the practice of leaving the ground uncultivated during a long, dry spell. Three-year fallow is part of the three-field system. See also bush fallowing.

IN BRIEF: Plowed but left unplanted during the growing season.

It is well to lie fallow for a while. — Martin Tupper.

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A pale cream, light fawn, or pale yellow coat color in dogs.

For a list of words related to fallow, see:

• Populations and Resources - fallow: (adj) designating cultivated land left unsown for one season or more
• Farming and Crops - fallow: (adj) designating cultivated land left unsown for one season or more
• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate
• Brown

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - brak-, gulbrun
n. - brakjord, grønbrak, benyttet brak
v. tr. - brakpløje, brakke

idioms:

• fallow deer    dådyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
braakliggend (land), ongebruikt, inactief, niet zwanger (zeug), omploegen, licht geelbruin/roodbruin

Français (French)
adj. - en jachère, en friche
n. - (Agric) jachère, friche
v. tr. - mettre en jachère

idioms:

• fallow deer    daim

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (Landw.) brachliegend, brach
n. - Brachland
v. - brachlegen

idioms:

• fallow deer    Damhirsch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χέρσος, ακαλλιέργητος, στείρος

idioms:

• fallow deer    (ζωολ.) δάμα η δάμα, πλατώνι

Italiano (Italian)
incolto, fulvo

idioms:

• fallow deer    daino

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ocioso

idioms:

• fallow deer    gamo (m) (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
пар, земля под паром, невспаханный, красновато-желтый цвет

idioms:

• fallow deer    лань

Español (Spanish)
adj. - en barbecho, sin cultivar
n. - yermo, baldío, campo en barbecho
v. tr. - limpiar un terreno

idioms:

• fallow deer    gamo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - brunaktig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
休耕的, 淡棕色的, 休耕地, 使休闲, 潜伏, 休整

idioms:

• fallow deer    小鹿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 休耕的, 淡棕色的
n. - 休耕地
v. tr. - 使休閒, 潛伏, 休整

idioms:

• fallow deer    小鹿

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경작하지 않은, 연한 황갈색의
n. - 휴작지
v. tr. - 휴작 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 休んでいる
n. - 休閑地, 休閑
adj. - 休閑中の

idioms:

• fallow deer    ダマジカ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضارب للسمرة , هاجع , مراح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שנחרש אך לא נזרע‬
n. - ‮שדה-בור‬
v. tr. - ‮חרש‬

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