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Grasslike
see synonyms of grasslikeAdjective
1. grasslike
resembling grass
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Grasslike
see synonyms of grasslikenoun
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. let the grass grow under one's feet
11. put out to grass
verb
12.
to cover or become covered with grass
13.
to feed or be fed with grass
14. (transitive)
to spread (cloth) out on grass for drying or bleaching in the sun
15. (transitive) sport
to knock or bring down (an opponent)
16. (transitive)
to shoot down (a bird)
17. (transitive)
to land (a fish) on a river bank
18. (intransitive; usually foll by on) British slang
to inform, esp to the police
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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Grasslike
see synonyms of grasslike ˈGünter (Wilhelm) (ˈgyntɛʀ) ; günˈter) ; E ˈguntər
) ; E go̅onˈtər) 1927- ; Ger. writer
noun
1.
any of various plants of the grass family that are usually used for food, fodder, or grazing and as lawns
2.
any grasslike plant of various families having similar uses
3.
ground covered with grass; pasture land or lawn
4.
horizontal lines of clutter on a radarscope caused by electronic noise signals
5. US, Slang
marijuana
6. British, Slang
an informer; stool pigeon
adjective
7.
designating a family (Poaceae, order Cyperales) of monocotyledonous plants with long, narrow
leaves, jointed stems, flowers in spikelets, and seedlike fruit, including wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, sugar cane, bamboo, sorghum, and bluegrass
verb transitive
8.
to put (an animal or animals) out to pasture or graze
9.
to grow grass over; cover with grass
10.
to lay (textiles, etc.) on the grass for bleaching by the sun
11. British, Slang
to inform against, as to the police
verb intransitive
12.
to become covered with grass
13. British, Slang
to act as an informer; inform (on)
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