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Uncommongrasses
The correct spelling is grasses.
How to pronounce grasses
noun
Say it like: Gra-sse-s
The correct spelling is grasses. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rathe… For example: "What just happened must remain secret. Don't be a 'grass."
Usage Examples
“What just happened must remain secret. Don't be a 'grass.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
- 2.Various plants not in family Poaceae that resemble grasses.
- 3.A lawn.
- 4.Marijuana.
- 5.An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.
verb
- 1.To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).
- 2.To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.
- 3.To cover with grass or with turf.
- 4.To feed with grass.
- 5.To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.
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