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grass

[ gras, grahs ]
/ græs, grɑs /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to feed on growing grass; graze.
to produce grass; become covered with grass.
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Idioms about 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.

Origin of grass

before 900; Middle English gras,Old English græs; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic gras; akin to grow, green

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Other definitions for grass (2 of 2)

Grass
[ grahs; German grahs ]
/ grɑs; German grɑs /

noun
Gün·ter (Wil·helm) [goon-ter wil-helm; German gyn-tuhr-vil-helm], /ˈgʊn tər ˈwɪl hɛlm; German ˈgün tər ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1927–2015, German novelist, poet, and playwright.
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British Dictionary definitions for grass (1 of 2)

grass
/ (ɡrɑːs) /

noun
verb
See also grass up

Derived forms of grass

grassless, adjectivegrasslike, adjective

Word Origin for grass

Old English græs; related to Old Norse, Gothic, Old High German gras, Middle High German gruose sap

British Dictionary definitions for grass (2 of 2)

Grass
/ (German ɡras) /

noun
Günter (Wilhelm) (ˈɡyntər). born 1927, German novelist, dramatist, and poet. His novels include The Tin Drum (1959), Dog Years (1963), The Rat (1986), Crabwalk (2002), and Peeling the Onion (2007). Nobel prize for literature 1999
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for grass

grass
[ grăs ]

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. See more at leaf.
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