grass

[gras, grahs] /græs, grɑs/
noun
1.
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
2.
such plants collectively, as when cultivated in lawns or used as pasture for grazing animals or cut and dried as hay.
3.
the grass-covered ground.
4.
pasture:
Half the farm is grass.
5.
Slang. marijuana.
6.
grasses, stalks or sprays of grass:
filled with dried grasses.
7.
the season of the new growth of grass.
verb (used with object)
8.
to cover with grass or turf.
9.
to feed with growing grass; pasture.
10.
to lay (something) on the grass, as for the purpose of bleaching.
verb (used without object)
11.
to feed on growing grass; graze.
12.
to produce grass; become covered with grass.
Idioms
13.
go to grass, to retire from one's occupation or profession:
Many executives lack a sense of purpose after they have gone to grass.
14.
let the grass grow under one's feet, to delay action, progress, etc.; become slack in one's efforts.
Origin
before 900; Middle English gras, Old English græs; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic gras; akin to grow, green
Related forms
grassless, adjective
grasslike, adjective
grassward, grasswards, adverb, adjective
undergrass, noun
ungrassed, adjective

Grass

[grahs; German grahs] /grɑs; German grɑs/
noun
1.
Günter (Wilhelm)
[goo n-ter wil-helm;; German gyn-tuh r vil-helm] /ˈgʊn tər ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgün tər ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), born 1927, German novelist, poet, and playwright.
British Dictionary definitions for grass

grass

/ɡrɑːs/
noun
1.
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
2.
such plants collectively, in a lawn, meadow, etc related adjectives gramineous verdant
3.
any similar plant, such as knotgrass, deergrass, or scurvy grass
4.
ground on which such plants grow; a lawn, field, etc
5.
ground on which animals are grazed; pasture
6.
a slang word for marijuana
7.
(Brit, slang) a person who informs, esp on criminals
8.
short for sparrowgrass
9.
(NZ, informal) get off the grass, an exclamation of disbelief
10.
let the grass grow under one's feet, to squander time or opportunity
11.
put out to grass
  1. to retire (a racehorse)
  2. (informal) to retire (a person)
verb
12.
to cover or become covered with grass
13.
to feed or be fed with grass
14.
(transitive) to spread (cloth) out on grass for drying or bleaching in the sun
15.
(transitive) (sport) to knock or bring down (an opponent)
16.
(transitive) to shoot down (a bird)
17.
(transitive) to land (a fish) on a river bank
18.
(Brit, slang) (intransitive) usually foll by on. to inform, esp to the police
See also grass up
Derived Forms
grassless, adjective
grasslike, adjective
Word Origin
Old English græs; related to Old Norse, Gothic, Old High German gras, Middle High German gruose sap

Grass

/German ɡras/
noun
1.
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
Word Origin and History for grass
n.

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.

grass in Science
grass
  (grās)   
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.
Slang definitions & phrases for grass

grass

noun
  1. The straight hair typical of Caucasians (1950s+ Black)
  2. (also grass weed) Marijuana; pot: smoking a little grass and passing on venereal disease/ Scoring grass here is easier than buying a loaf of bread (1930s+ Narcotics)
Related Terms

one's ass is grass


Related Abbreviations for grass

GRASS

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grass in the Bible

(1.) Heb. hatsir, ripe grass fit for mowing (1 Kings 18:5; Job 40:15; Ps. 104:14). As the herbage rapidly fades under the scorching sun, it is used as an image of the brevity of human life (Isa. 40:6, 7; Ps. 90:5). In Num. 11:5 this word is rendered "leeks." (2.) Heb. deshe', green grass (Gen. 1:11, 12; Isa. 66:14; Deut. 32:2). "The sickly and forced blades of grass which spring up on the flat plastered roofs of houses in the East are used as an emblem of speedy destruction, because they are small and weak, and because, under the scorching rays of the sun, they soon wither away" (2 Kings 19:26; Ps. 129:6; Isa. 37:27). The dry stalks of grass were often used as fuel for the oven (Matt. 6:30; 13:30; Luke 12:28).

Idioms and Phrases with grass

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