grass

/græs/ n [C/U]

Definition

› a low, green plant with narrow leaves growing naturally over much of the earth’s surface: [U] Are you going to cut the grass? [C] Wildflowers and grasses of the Great Plains thrive without chemicals or fertilizers. grassy

/ˈgræs·i/ adj › a grassy hillside

(Definition of grass n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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grasp n UNDERSTAND
grasp v HOLD
grasp v UNDERSTAND
grasping adj
grasping at straws idiom
grass n
grass roots pl n
grasshopper n
grassland n
grate n METAL STRUCTURE
grate v ANNOY

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