grass

grass · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A low-growing green plant with narrow leaves, forming the ground cover of lawns, meadows, and fields.

  2. 2.

    To cover with grass or turf.

  3. 3.

    Any plant of the family Gramineae, including cereals and bamboo.

  4. 4.

    (British slang) To inform on someone to the police.

  5. 5.

    (slang) Marijuana.

  6. 6.

    (British slang) An informer to the police.

Forms

plural: grasses

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the grass is always greener — other situations seem better than one's own
  • •
    grass roots — the ordinary people; the basic level
  • •
    put out to grass — to retire someone or something
  • •
    let the grass grow under one's feet — to waste time (usually negative)

Related words

See also: lawn, meadow, vegetation
Synonyms: lawn, turf, vegetation

Etymology

From Old English graes, gaers, from Proto-Germanic grasam, related to "grow" and "green."