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   grass

   /ɡrɑːs/

   noun

   • 1. vegetation consisting of typically short plants with long, narrow leaves, growing wild or cultivated on lawns and pasture, and as a fodder crop. Similar turfgreenerygreensodlawnfieldpasturemeadowgrasslandgrasslandsblades of grassveldliterary:swardmeadlea
   • ▪ ground covered with grass.
   • ▪ pasture land: "the farms were mostly given over to grass"
   • 2. a mainly herbaceous plant with jointed stems and spikes of small wind-pollinated flowers, predominant in grass.
   • 3. cannabis. informal Similar cannabismarijuanahashishbhanghempkefkifcharasganjasinsemillainformal:dopehashgrasspotblowdrawstuffMary Janeteaweedthe weedgoldgreenmezzskunkweedskunkreeferropesmokegageboochargejivemootahpodwacky backylocoweeddaggazol
   • 4. a police informer. informal British Similar informermolestool pigeonwhistle-blowerinformal:snitchsnoutstooliesnake in the grassratscabnosenarksupergrassfink

   verb

   • 1. cover (an area of ground) with grass: "the railway tracks were mostly grassed over" Similar cover with grassgrass overturflay grass on
   • ▪ feed (livestock) on grass. US
   • 2. inform the police of someone's criminal activities or plans: informal British "someone had grassed on the thieves" Similar informtellgive awaybetraydenouncesell outbe a Judas toinformal:blow the whistleratpeachsquealsqueaktell tales aboutspill the beans aboutsell down the riversneakshopstitch updo the dirtysplitgrass updrop a/the dimefingerrat outjobdobpimppoolshelfput someone's pot onpoint the bone attoutarchaic:delateOpposite keep quiet aboutprotect
   • 3. catch and bring (a fish) to the riverbank: "anglers grassed 294 trout"
   • 4. knock (someone) down.

   Word Origin Old Englishgræs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gras, German Gras, also ultimately to green and grow.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grassless adjective
   • 2. grasslike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • A

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   • S

     1

   • S

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