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
grassed; grassing; grasses
1
: to feed (livestock) on grass sometimes without grain or other concentrates
2
: to cover with grass
especially
: to seed to grass
Synonyms
Examples of grass in a Sentence
Noun
They were smoking some grass.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2024
For Public Figures, that included helping select the type of grass used around the sculpture in the public plaza, and the horticulturalists at Smithsonian Gardens collaborated on plant design.
—Kelyn Soong, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
The two hugged on the infield grass, creating the type of special moment only possible in baseball — the Americana pastime rooted in nostalgia as much as its storied history (Yastrzemski’s rookie season of 1961 was before the first Super Bowl and well before the NBA became popular).
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2024
Video footage from the incident, captured by passersby, shows the zebras trotting on the highway among cars and munching on grass before making their way to the backyard of a house near the highway.
—USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
In mere seconds, Witt fired the baseball from the cut of the infield grass.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2024
But that game was played on a temporary grass field that was placed over the turf, per FIFA rules.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The result is harmful red tide events, changes in salinity, and declining sea grass mats.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2024
The wolves’ return and predatory dominance was believed to have had a widespread effect known as a trophic cascade, by decreasing grazing and restoring and expanding forests, grasses and other wildlife.
—Jim Robbins, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
The major endeavor ahead includes putting in brand new irrigation, plenty of tree work and re-grassing the entire golf course.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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
Noun
Students lounged on the grass, chatted with friends and worked on laptops in tents.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2024
For Public Figures, that included helping select the type of grass used around the sculpture in the public plaza, and the horticulturalists at Smithsonian Gardens collaborated on plant design.
—Kelyn Soong, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
The two hugged on the infield grass, creating the type of special moment only possible in baseball — the Americana pastime rooted in nostalgia as much as its storied history (Yastrzemski’s rookie season of 1961 was before the first Super Bowl and well before the NBA became popular).
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2024
Video footage from the incident, captured by passersby, shows the zebras trotting on the highway among cars and munching on grass before making their way to the backyard of a house near the highway.
—USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
In mere seconds, Witt fired the baseball from the cut of the infield grass.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2024
But that game was played on a temporary grass field that was placed over the turf, per FIFA rules.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
The result is harmful red tide events, changes in salinity, and declining sea grass mats.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2024
The wolves’ return and predatory dominance was believed to have had a widespread effect known as a trophic cascade, by decreasing grazing and restoring and expanding forests, grasses and other wildlife.
—Jim Robbins, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Verb
Williams said the holes that were grassed last should be ideal by the fall.
—Mark Kazlowski, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
The major endeavor ahead includes putting in brand new irrigation, plenty of tree work and re-grassing the entire golf course.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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
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grass
1 of 2 noun1
: herbs suitable for or eaten by grazing animals
2
: any of a large family of green plants (as wheat, corn, bamboo, or sugarcane) with jointed usually hollow stems, long slender leaves, and small dry one-seeded fruits often in groups
3
: grass-covered land
especially
: lawn entry 2
4
grassy
adjective
ˈgras-ē
grass
2 of 2 verb1
: to seed with grass
2
: to provide (as cattle) with grass for food
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