grasses
noun · verb
Form of grass , plural of grass.
Simple meaning
The outside world.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɹæsəz
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Definition
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noun
plural of grass
A lawn.
plural of grass
The outside world, especially in the phrase "touch grass".
plural of grass
Street names for marijuana
plural of grass
The season of fresh grass; spring or summer.
verb
third-person singular of grass
Spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
third-person singular of grass
To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).
third-person singular of grass
To cover with grass or with turf.
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Narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns.
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The grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals.
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