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grass  (grs)
n.
1.
a. The grass family.
b. The members of the grass family considered as a group.
2. Any of various plants having slender leaves characteristic of the grass family.
3. An expanse of ground, such as a lawn, covered with grass or similar plants.
4. Grazing land; pasture.
5. Slang Marijuana.
6. Electronics Small variations in amplitude of an oscilloscope display caused by electrical noise.
v. grassed, grass·ing, grass·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To cover with grass.
b. To grow grass on.
2. To feed (livestock) with grass.
v.intr.
1. To become covered with grass.
2. To graze.

[Middle English gras, from Old English græs; see ghr- in Indo-European roots.]

grass
Noun
1. a very common green plant with jointed stems and long narrow leaves, eaten by animals such as sheep and cows, and used for lawns and sports fields
2. a particular kind of grass, such as bamboo
3. a lawn
4. Slang marijuana
5. Brit & Austral slang a person who informs, usually on criminals
Verb
1. grass on or up Brit slang to inform on (someone) to the police or some other authority
2. grass over to cover with grass [Old English græs]
grassy adj

grass  (grs)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grassgrass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
graminaceous plant, gramineous plant - cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves
beach grass - tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores
bunch grass, bunchgrass - any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
midgrass - any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone
short-grass, shortgrass - any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
sword grass - any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges
tall-grass, tallgrass - any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture
lemon grass, lemongrass - a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka
Aegilops triuncalis, goat grass - European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock
wheat-grass, wheatgrass - a grass of the genus Agropyron
bent grass, bent-grass, bent - grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
broom grass - any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
Arrhenatherum elatius, evergreen grass, false oat, French rye, tall meadow grass, tall oat grass - coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage
brome, bromegrass - any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
grama, grama grass, gramma, gramma grass - pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
Buchloe dactyloides, buffalo grass - short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
reed grass - any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere
bur grass, burgrass - a grass of the genus Cenchrus
Cenchrus tribuloides, field sandbur, sandbur, sandspur - grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
finger grass - any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils
Cortaderia selloana, pampas grass - tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps
Arundo richardii, Cortaderia richardii, plumed tussock, toe toe, toetoe - tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
Bahama grass, Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass, star grass - trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
Cynodon plectostachyum, giant star grass - perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay
cocksfoot, cockspur, Dactylis glomerata, orchard grass - widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
crab grass, crabgrass, finger grass - grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
lyme grass - a grass of the genus Elymus
wild rye - any of several grasses of the genus Elymus
bay grass, love grass - any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion
plume grass - a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes
fescue, fescue grass, Festuca elatior, meadow fescue - grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
2.Grass - German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
3.grass - a police informer who implicates many people
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer, rat - one who reveals confidential information in return for money
4.grassgrass - bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
fodder - coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
5.grassgrass - street names for marijuana          
cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
Verb1.grass - shoot down, of birds
shoot, pip, hit - hit with a missile from a weapon
2.grass - cover with grass; "The owners decided to grass their property"
cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
3.grass - spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
spread, unfold, open, spread out - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
4.grass - cover with grass
spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"
5.grass - feed with grass
pasture, graze, crop - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
6.grass - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
sell out - give information that compromises others
Translations

grass [grɑːs] nhierba (= lawn); césped m (= pasture); pasto;
(col) (= informer); soplón/ona m/f
grass [grɑːs] nherbe f (= lawn); gazon m;
(Brit) (inf) (= informer); mouchard(e): (= ex-terrorist); balanceur/euse
grass [grɑːs] nGras nt;
(lawn) → Rasen m;
(Brit) (inf) (informer) → (Polizei)spitzel m
grass [grɑːs] nerba (= pasture); pascolo, prato;
(BRIT ) (col) (= informer); informatore/trice (= ex-terrorist); pentito/a

grass
n grass [graːs]
1 the green plant which covers fields, garden lawns etc. grasعُشْبтреваtrávagræsdas Grasγρασίδι, χλόηhierbarohiچمنruohoherbeעֵשֶבघासtravarumputgraserba芝生잔디žolėzālelalanggrasgresstrawarelvaiarbăтраваtrávatravatravagräsหญ้าotтраваگھاسcỏ
2 any species of grass, including also corn and bamboo He studies grasses.grassoorteأنواع الأعْشابтреваtravinagræs; græsartGräser (pl.)χόρτοhierbaheintaimتیرۀ تک لپه ای هاruohokasvigraminéeדֶּשֶאघासtravapázsitfűfélékrumput-rumputanjurt af grasaættgraminaceažolėzālelalanggras(-)gress, korn, bambustrawaervaplantă ier­boasăтрава; злакtravinatravatravagräs[]หญ้าyeşillik禾本科植物трав'янисті рослиниگھاس جیسی کوئی نباتloại thân thảo
3 (slang) marijuana. marijuanaماريخواناмарихуанаtrávagræs; marihuanadas Grasμαριχουάνα (λαϊκ.)hierba, maría (marihuana)marihuaanaماری جواناmarijuanaמַרִיחוּאָנָהगांजाmarihuanamarihuána, fűmariyuanaerbaマリファナžolė, žolytė´zālīte´ (marihuana)ganjahasj, hasjiesjgress, marihuanaтраваtrávatravamarihuanagräs, marijuanaกัญชาesrar, marihuana(俚)大麻травкаچرسcần sa(俚)
adj ˈgrassy
a grassy bank/slope.grasrykeمُعْشَوْشِبтревистtravnatýgræsbevoksetgrasigχορταριασμένοςcubierto de hierbarohuneپوشیده از علفruohoinenherbeuxמְכוּסֶה דֶּשֶאघासदारtravnatfüvesberumputgrösugurerboso草のはえた풀로 뒤덮인apaugęs žole, žolėtaszālains; ar zāli apaudzisberumputbedekt met grasgresskledd/-aktigtrawiastycheio de ervaier­bos; cu iarbăтравянистыйtrávnatýtravnattravnatgräsbevuxenซึ่งปกคลุมด้วยหญ้าçimenli多草的вкритий травоюگھاس سے بھراphủ cỏ
n ˈgrasshopper
a type of insect which jumps and which makes a noise by rubbing its wings. sprinkaanجُنْدُبскакалецkobylkagræshoppeder Grashüpferακρίδαsaltamontesrohutirtsملخheinäsirkkasauterelleחָגָב, חַרגוֹלटिडृडाskakavacszöcskebelalangengisprettacavallettaばった메뚜기žiogassienāzisbelalangbedekt met grasgresshoppekonik polnygafanhotolăcustăкузнечикlúčny koník, kobylkakobilicaskakavacgräshoppaตั๊กแตนçekirge蚱蜢коникٹڈاchâu chấu蚱蜢
n ˈgrassland
land covered with grass, used as pasture for animals. grasveld, weidingأرْض مُعْشَوْشِبَهпасищеpastviny, lučinygræsmarkdie Weideλιβάδιpradera, dehesa, pastorohumaaچراگاهruohoalueprairieאַדמוֹת מִרעֶהघास स्थलtravnjak, tratinafüves területpadang rumputgraslendi, haglendiprateria牧草地목초지pievapļava; ganībaspadang rumputgrasland, weideeng, gressmarkpastwiskopastagempăşuneпастбищеlúčina, pastvinapašnikpašnjakgräsmark, klövervallทุ่งหญ้าçayır牧場пасовиськоچراگاہđồng cỏ; bãi cỏ

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