grass

[ gras, grahs ]

/ græs, grɑs /

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noun

any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.Compare grass family.

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.

verb (used with object)

to cover with grass or turf.

to feed with growing grass; pasture.

to lay (something) on the grass, as for the purpose of bleaching.

verb (used without object)

to feed on growing grass; graze.

to produce grass; become covered with grass.

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Idioms

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

Related forms

grass·less, adjectivegrass·like, adjectivegrass·ward, grass·wards, adverb, adjectiveun·der·grass, noun

un·grassed, adjective

Grass

[ grahs; German grahs ]

/ grɑs; German grɑs /

noun

Gün·ter (Wil·helm)

[goo n-ter wil-helm; German gyn-tuh r vil-helm] /ˈgʊn tər ˈwɪl hɛlm; German ˈgün tər ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1927–2015, German novelist, poet, and playwright.

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We sat on the grass, in the hot twilight, watching the fireworks burst in patriotic showers of light over Independence.
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The car went into the grass hard and fast, and we ended up flipping eight times.
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Then there was a little girl on the grass with her legs spread.
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Mr. Langer nodded more decisively than before and plucked a second blade of grass.
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Here, if Man is to maintain himself at all, he must be master of tame animals which can eat the grass, and in turn sustain him.
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I placed it on the grass some distance away, while the Emperor followed me, utterly astounded at the discovery.
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Now, my beauty, don't spare the grass because it's Government property, and don't go far away.
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We sat down on the grass, and, as may be supposed, had a long yarn together.
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British Dictionary definitions for grass

grass

/ (ɡrɑːs) /

noun

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, etcRelated adjectives: gramineous, verdant

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

British slang a person who informs, esp on criminals

short for sparrowgrass

get off the grass NZ informal an exclamation of disbelief

let the grass grow under one's feet to squander time or opportunity

put out to grass

to retire (a racehorse)
informal to retire (a person)

verb

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

(intr usually foll by on) British slang to inform, esp to the police

Word Origin for grass

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

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

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Word Origin and History for grass

grass

Old English græs, gærs "herb, plant, grass," from Proto-Germanic grasan (cf. Old Norse, Old Saxon, Dutch, Old High German, German, Gothic gras, Swedish gräs), from PIE *ghros- "young shoot, sprout," from root *ghre- "to grow, become green" (related to grow and green).

As a color name (especially grass-green, Old English græsgrene) by c.1300. Sense of "marijuana" is first recorded 1938, American English. Hawaiian grass skirt attested from 1937; keep off the grass by 1850.

Science 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.

Idioms and Phrases with grass

grass

In addition to the idioms beginning with grass

grass is always greener on the other side, the
grass widow

also see:

don't let the grass grow under one's feet
put out to grass
snake in the grass

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