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IELTS BNC: 2003 COCA: 2014

grass

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noun

ˈgras How to pronounce grass (audio)
often attributive
1
: herbage suitable or used for grazing animals
2
: any of a large family (Gramineae synonym Poaceae) of monocotyledonous mostly herbaceous plants with jointed stems, slender sheathing leaves, and flowers borne in spikelets of bracts
3
: land (such as a lawn or a turf racetrack) covered with growing grass
keep off the grass
the horse had never won on grass
4
grasses plural : leaves or plants of grass
5
: a state or place of retirement
put out to grass
6
[short for grasshopper, rhyming slang for copper] British slang : a police informer
7
: electronic noise on a radarscope that takes the form of vertical lines resembling lawn grass
8
: marijuana
grassless
ˈgras-ləs How to pronounce grass (audio)
adjective
grasslike
ˈgras-ˌlīk How to pronounce grass (audio)
adjective

grass

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verb

grassed; grassing; grasses

transitive verb

1
: to feed (livestock) on grass sometimes without grain or other concentrates
2
: to cover with grass
especially : to seed to grass

intransitive verb

1
: to produce grass
2
British slang : inform sense 1
—often used with on

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun They were smoking some grass.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Further inland, the environment becomes more coniferous, with towering trees, verdant grass and plump bushes. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022 Elk need forested areas to protect themselves from heat and people, as well as nearby access to fields of grass and plants to eat. Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 Since April, the Las Vegas Valley Water District has banned grass and spray-irrigation systems at all new properties. Stephanie Elam, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Falling material landed in dry grass and scrub brush, starting spot fires along both sides of the road. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 After removing the declining grass and debris till the soil and adjust the acidity if needed. Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 The air was thick with the scents of grass and mint and manure. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Its yellow plastic tail draped over grass and loose gravel. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 On Sunday morning, after the water had subsided, leaving streets coated in mud, grass and debris, the city issued an urgent warning that its Mill Creek Parkway trail system is closed until further notice. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
Verb
Farmers in Texas are being forced to sell off their cattle herds earlier than normal due to extreme drought -- as water sources dry out and grass burns up. Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Burning mostly shrub and grass less than a mile from Top-of-The-World, the fire as of Tuesday has consumed more than 71,756 acres with no containment, according to InciWeb. Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2021 Berea Community Outreach now encompasses a long list of programs, from a food pantry and Dinner to Your Door to grass cutting and snowplowing for seniors and the disabled. cleveland, 4 Jan. 2021 Not wanting to miss out on an opportunity to embarrass themselves in public, many of our overzealous police forces have launched online contact forms so people can grass on their neighbors. Charlie Peters, National Review, 8 Apr. 2020 More of the area around the platform has been grassed, adding even more seating and picnicking areas. John Davis, azcentral, 27 Jan. 2020 Robotic lawn mowers like the Honda Miimo ($2,499); Robomow ($1,299); and Worx Landroid ($999) are to grass what the Roomba and its ilk are to carpet. Maria Carter, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2017 Related stories from Star-Telegram Hamels delivers gem as Rangers sweep MarinersBeyond a wild-card race, Rangers from Venezuela in dire fight for family and countryRangers’ new ballpark won’t look like Minute Maid Park, but will grass grow? Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 21 Sep. 2017 How long should grass get before your town issues a warning or even a fine? Linda Kinsey, cleveland.com, 21 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English gras, from Old English græs; akin to Old High German gras grass, Old English grōwan to grow

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1500, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of grass was before the 12th century

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