单词 | grass |
释义 | Word Frequency grass(ɡrɑːs) noun 1. any monocotyledonous plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), having jointed stems sheathed by long narrow leaves, flowers in spikes, and seedlike fruits. The family includes cereals, bamboo, etc 2. such plants collectively, in a lawn, meadow, etc ▶ Related adjectives: gramineous, verdant3. any similar plant, such as knotgrass, deergrass, or scurvy grass 4. ground on which such plants grow; a lawn, field, etc 5. ground on which animals are grazed; pasture 6. a slang word for marijuana 7. British slang a person who informs, esp on criminals 8. short for sparrowgrass 9. get off the grass 10. kick into the long grass 11. let the grass grow under one's feet 12. put out to grass verb 13. to cover or become covered with grass 14. to feed or be fed with grass 15. (transitive) to spread (cloth) out on grass for drying or bleaching in the sun 16. (transitive) sport to knock or bring down (an opponent) 17. (transitive) to shoot down (a bird) 18. (transitive) to land (a fish) on a river bank 19. (intransitive; usually foll by on) British slang to inform, esp to the police Derived forms grassless (ˈgrassless) adjective grasslike (ˈgrassˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English græs; related to Old Norse, Gothic, Old High German gras, Middle High German gruose sapWord Frequency Grass(German ɡras) noun Günter (Wilhelm) (ˈɡyntər). 1927–2015, German novelist, dramatist, and poet. His novels include The Tin Drum (1959), Dog Years (1963), The Rat (1986), Crabwalk (2002), and Peeling the Onion (2007). Nobel prize for literature 1999 |
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