grassnoun
uk/ɡrɑːs/us/ɡræs/grass noun (PLANT)
A1 [ U or C ] a low, green plant that grows naturally over a lot of the earth's surface, having groups of very thin leaves that grow close together in large numbers:
a blade of grass
cut the grass
a vase of dried flowers and grasses (= different types of grass)
[ U ] slang → cannabis
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- The grass glistened in the early-morning dew.
- He sat on the grass, strumming his guitar.
- A narrow band of grass separated the greenhouse from the vegetable garden.
- Visitors are requested not to walk on the grass.
- We sat on the shady grass for our picnic.
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Common plants
- African violet
- aloe
- aloe vera
- anise
- aspidistra
- cow parsley
- crabgrass
- deadly nightshade
- fenugreek
- fern
- poinsettia
- pot plant
- prickly pear
- Queen Anne's lace
- rubber plant
- tumbleweed
- turves
- Venus flytrap
- wheat
- yucca
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Specific types of drug
grass noun (PERSON)
[ C ] UK slang a person, usually a criminal, who tells the police about other criminals' activities
See also
supergrass
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People who reveal secrets & tell tales
- big mouth
- blabbermouth
- dobber
- fink
- informer
- nark
- rat
- rumour-monger
- scandalmonger
- scaremonger
- sneak
- snitch
- source
- stool pigeon
- supergrass
- tattletale
- telltale
- whistle-blower
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Miscellaneous criminals
Idiom(s)
the grass is (always) greener (on the other side)
put sb out to grass