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grass
verbs
cut the grass
• The grass in the back garden needs cutting.
mow the grass
(= cut it with a special machine )
• I usually mow the grass once a week.
adjectives
green
• The cows moved slowly through the long green grass.
tall/long
• I walked with the tall grass brushing my knees.
short
• These mowers only work efficiently on short grass.
coarse
(= consisting of thick and large pieces )
• The only vegetation was a few bushes and patches of coarse grass.
damp/wet
• His foot slipped on the wet grass and he fell.
grass + NOUN
grass clippings/cuttings
(= pieces of cut grass )
• You can use your grass clippings to start your own compost pile.
grass stains
(= marks on clothing caused by grass )
• It's going to be difficult to get the grass stains out of these trousers.
grass seed
• Now is the best time to plant grass seed.
grass verge
British English (= area of grass next to a road )
• He stopped the car on the grass verge of the deserted road.
phrases
a blade of grass
(= a single piece of grass )
• A few blades of grass poked out of the dry earth.
transnet.ir
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noun ADJ. green | coarse, rough, thick | lush | long, tall | short | fresh-cut, freshly-cut, freshly-mown | damp, wet | dry | wild QUANT. blade I've walked along that path for so many years I know every blade of grass. | clump, tuft There were only a few clumps of coarse grass for the animals to eat. VERB + GRASS eat | cut, mow | sow GRASS + VERB grow GRASS + NOUN clippings, cuttings | seed | verge We parked on the grass verge by the side of the road. PREP. across the ~ They all set off across the grass. | in the ~ I found the wallet lying in the grass. | on the ~ You're not allowed to walk on the grass. | through the ~ The dog came running through the long grass.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary