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English Idioms :: grass
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grass - See: LET GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET, SNAKE IN THE GRASS. |
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Traditional English :: grass
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grass - n. & v. --n. 1 a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten by cattle, horses, sheep, etc. b any species of this. c any plant of the family Gramineae, which includes cereals, reeds, and bamboos. 2 pasture land. 3 grass-covered ground, a lawn (keep off the grass). 4 grazing (out to grass; be at grass). 5 sl. marijuana. 6 Brit. sl. an informer, esp. a police informer. 7 the earth's surface above a mine; the pit-head. 8 sl. asparagus. --v. 1 tr. cover with turf. 2 tr. US provide with pasture. 3 Brit. sl. a tr. betray, esp. to the police. b intr. inform the police. 4 tr. knock down; fell (an opponent). 5 tr. a bring (a fish) to the bank. b bring down (a bird) by a shot. at grass out of work, on holiday, etc. grass bird Austral. any of various warblers, esp. of the genus Megalurus, living among reeds. grass-box a receptacle for cut grass on a lawnmower. grass-cloth a linen-like cloth woven from ramie etc. grass court a grass-covered lawn-tennis court. grass of Parnassus a herbaceous plant, Parnassia palustris. grass parakeet Austral. a parakeet, esp. of the genus Neophema, frequenting grassland. grass roots 1 a fundamental level or source. 2 ordinary people, esp. as voters; the rank and file of an organization, esp. a political party. grass skirt a skirt made of long grass and leaves fastened to a waistband. grass snake 1 Brit. the common ringed snake, Natrix natrix. 2 US the common greensnake, Opheodrys vernalis. grass tree = BLACKBOY. grass widow (or widower) a person whose husband (or wife) is away for a prolonged period. grass-wrack eel-grass. not let the grass grow under one's feet be quick to act or to seize an opportunity. grassless adj. grasslike adj. [OE grós f. Gmc, rel. to GREEN, GROW] |
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Related Words
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artificial
st
augustine
barley
fed
beef
buffalo
valley
ca
catcher
centipede
cutter
cutting
fescue
florist
little
fountain
purple
fungus
sporting
goods
disease
zebra
stock
trading
plant
health
fake
bermuda
seed
real
estate
killer
leaf
vitamin
green
grows
blue
orchard
grazing
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Most Often Usage
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artificial grass
st augustine grass
barley grass
grass fed beef
buffalo grass
grass valley ca
grass catcher
centipede grass
grass cutter
grass cutting
fescue grass
florist little grass valley
fountain grass
purple fountain grass
grass fungus
sporting goods little grass valley
grass disease
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