grass

noun

Definition of grassnext
as in lawn

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Recent Examples of grass The sweet light of the morning sun warms the dewy grass. — Chris Carosa, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 This is ideal if someone in your household has pet allergies or other environmental allergies, such as tree pollen, grass or dust. — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025 Keep grass seeds from going bad with these must-know tips. — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2025 Crouching in the tall grass and sniping druids is currently a fool-proof approach, as even the druids that get close to you won't immediately notice you or hear the strumming of your bowstring. — William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grass
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  1. lawn
  2. green
  3. greensward
Noun
  • The rainbow of tulip colors that burst forth after a dull, grey winter heralds a return to warmer temperatures, green lawns, and bountiful growth.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Digging into the lawn of a historic mansion in the capital city of Slovakia, archaeologists and their team of university students expected to find some ancient Roman artifacts but what emerged shocked them all.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of lawn
Noun
  • By comparison, Scheffler gained 3,099 strokes around the green to win The PLAYERS Championship a year ago.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Customers, or casual donut enthusiasts, who wear green to participating Krispy Kreme shops between March 15 and March 17 can can get one free O'riginal Glazed Doughnut, no purchase necessary.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of green
Noun
  • Gwynns Falls and Leakin parks (there’s a seamless connection between these two greenswards) stymied the highway builders 50-plus years ago.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The usually pristine greensward at Fenway has patches of sod throughout the outfield, particularly in right field, after the recent Pink and Fall Out Boy concerts.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
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