grass

Speech parts

1. grass - Noun

2. grass - Verb

3. Grass - Proper noun

Meaning

Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.

An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in pairs, and the seed single.

The season of fresh grass; spring.

Metaphorically used for what is transitory.

To cover with grass or with turf.

To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.

To bring to the grass or ground; to land; as, to grass a fish.

To produce grass.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pasture gage meadow Mary Jane rat stag skunk sod green smoke shop pot forage weed betray
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Antonyms

arbor courtier

Hypernyms

informer crop cannabis pip herb human

Hyponyms

reed corn timothy grama rice bent

Phrases with the word

snake in the grass hariali grass sea grass wheat-grass timothy grass water star grass

Derivatives

grassed grassing

Examples

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. Muhammad Ali

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. Henry Miller

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. Helen Keller

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Spanish Proverb

The grass is always greener on your neighbor's yard. Portuguese Proverb

Don't allow the grass to grow on the path of friendship. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

graspingness graspless grasplessness grass assassin bug grass bacillus grass bass