noun🔗ShareAny 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."The park ranger explained that grasses prevent soil erosion on the hillside. "plantbiologyagricultureenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVarious plants not in family Poaceae that resemble grasses."The park was filled with various grasses, including some unusual types that resembled the familiar lawn grasses. "plantbiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA lawn."The children ran and played on the grasses of the schoolyard. "plantenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities."The gang silenced anyone suspected of being grasses after the police raid. "policelawgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSharp, closely spaced discontinuities in the trace of a cathode-ray tube, produced by random interference."The faulty radar system displayed only grasses, obscuring any real aircraft signals and rendering it useless. "electronicstechnologysignalphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoise on an A-scope or similar type of radar display."The air traffic controller struggled to distinguish the faint blip of the incoming plane from the grasses on the radar screen, making precise tracking difficult. "technologyelectronicssignaltechnicalmachinenauticalmilitarywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe season of fresh grass; spring or summer."After a long winter, everyone looks forward to the grasses. "timenatureplantenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which is transitory."The joy of winning felt like grasses; exciting in the moment, but quickly fading. "naturetimephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(folk etymology) Asparagus; "sparrowgrass"."My grandmother always called asparagus "grasses," a habit leftover from when she was a child. "plantfoodvegetablelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe surface of a mine."The grasses above the abandoned coal mine were surprisingly green, despite the toxic soil beneath. "geologymineralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.)."The wrestler needed to grass his opponent quickly to gain the advantage. "naturesportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities."He refused to grass on his friends, even when the police pressured him. "policelawgovernmentactionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover with grass or with turf."The city planner grasses the vacant lot to create a small park for the community. "environmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo feed with grass."The rancher grasses his cattle in the north pasture during the summer months. "agricultureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc."The farmer grasses the newly harvested flax in the meadow, hoping the sun will bleach it to a lighter color before it's processed into linen. "agricultureplantprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bring to the grass or ground; to land."The pilot had to grasses the plane quickly after the engine failed. "natureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
