any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
such plants collectively, as when cultivated in lawns or used as pasture for grazing animals or cut and dried as hay.
the grass-covered ground.
pasture.
Half the farm is grass.
Slang. marijuana.
grasses, stalks or sprays of grass.
filled with dried grasses.
the season of the new growth of grass.
to cover with grass or turf.
to feed with growing grass; pasture.
to lay (something) on the grass, as for the purpose of bleaching.
to feed on growing grass; graze.
to produce grass; become covered with grass.
go to grass, to retire from one's occupation or profession.
Many executives lack a sense of purpose after they have gone to grass.
let the grass grow under one's feet, to delay action, progress, etc.; become slack in one's efforts.
any monocotyledonous plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae ), having jointed stems sheathed by long narrow leaves, flowers in spikes, and seedlike fruits. The family includes cereals, bamboo, etc
such plants collectively, in a lawn, meadow, etc
any similar plant, such as knotgrass, deergrass, or scurvy grass
ground on which such plants grow; a lawn, field, etc
ground on which animals are grazed; pasture
a slang word for marijuana
slang a person who informs, esp on criminals
short for sparrowgrass
informal an exclamation of disbelief
to squander time or opportunity
to retire (a racehorse)
informal to retire (a person)
to cover or become covered with grass
to feed or be fed with grass
(tr) to spread (cloth) out on grass for drying or bleaching in the sun
(tr) sport to knock or bring down (an opponent)
(tr) to shoot down (a bird)
(tr) to land (a fish) on a river bank
slang to inform, esp to the police
Any of a large family (Gramineae or Poaceae) of monocotyledonous plants having narrow leaves, hollow stems, and clusters of very small, usually wind-pollinated flowers. Grasses include many varieties of plants grown for food, fodder, and ground cover. Wheat, maize, sugar cane, and bamboo are grasses.
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before 900; Middle English gras, Old English græs; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic gras; akin to grow, green
That short green stuff all over the front lawn is grass. What could be better than lying in the grass on a summer afternoon, gazing up at puffy clouds in a blue sky? The word grass goes back to a root that means "green." You're probably familiar with the grass in back yards and city parks. There's also the grass that covers pastures, meant for cows and sheep to graze on, and the grass of grasslands, growing wild on every continent except Antarctica. If you express envy, you may hear the phrase, "The grass is always greener on the other side." In other words, somehow other people's lives always seem better.
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DeChambeau sent his tee shot 257 yards but far off to the right into tall fescue grass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"The crystallisation basins are covered by grass and sheath and so on. This is not the landscape that usually salinas are," she said, explaining the changes to the area that saltwork pumping created.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Don’t fix something that isn’t broken,” said Ginger Wallis, 50 years old, who lives at the base of a hill covered in flammable grass, her eyes flashing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
People still marvel at Miyazaki’s handcrafted backgrounds and his painstaking dedication to balancing its feather-light score with the melodies of flowing water or the gentle crunch of a child’s footfalls on grass and gravel.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
No underbrush or trees grew there—just bunches of grass, cattails, and ferns.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
But I don’t expect a Miracle on Grass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Grass is being watered and cut to FIFA-regulation height to ensure that players don't get any surprises when they take to the field in Los Angeles and Seattle, the venues for their group-stage games.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Trainer Brad Cox still has his two most accomplished horses running Saturday in Florida Derby winner Commandment and Blue Grass champion Further Ado.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Force of Nature Grass Fed Venison Tomahawk Steak – A venison tomahawk is smaller than the beef version you may know, but its flavor is spectacular — leaner, more complex and full of character.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
The afternoon passed slowly on the ridge above the Greasy Grass River.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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