grass

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

grasses

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

grass

past (v2)

grassed

past participle (v3)

grassed

present participle

grassing

3rd person singular

grasses

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

   • The cicale above in the lime, / And the lizards below in the grass, / Were as silent as ever old Tmolus was, / Listening to my sweet pipings.
   • 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard, peonies and such, in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

2. 2.A lawn.

   • Let's sit on the grass.

3. 3.Any of the various plants that are not in the family Poaceae that resemble grasses.

   • Let's sit on the grass.

4. 4.The outside world, especially in the phrase "touch grass".

   • Let's sit on the grass.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).

   • He flew at me with his knife, and I had to grass him twice, and got a cut over the knuckles, before I had the upper hand of him.
   • The Chicken himself attributed this punishment to his having had the misfortune to get into Chancery early in the proceedings, when he was severely fibbed by the Larkey one, and heavily grassed.

2. 2.To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.(slang)

3. 3.To cover with grass or with turf.

4. 4.To feed with grass.

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