Phrase Hound found 410 phrases and 255 compound words that contain grass. The most common are listed below. Open grass in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 410
- grass rootsPeople and society at the local (most basic) level rather than at the national centre of political activity.
- blade of grassA single long, narrow leaf of a plant described by the mass noun grass.
- grass snakeA nonvenomous snake of species Natrix natrix, native to Europe, with a yellow collar.
- couch grassA grass of species Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.
- grass seedSeed(s) harvested from grass that can be sown to create areas of grass.
- Bermuda grassA perennial grass, Cynodon dactylon, native to Africa and Asia, used in warm areas of the world for pasture, lawn and making hay.
- grass-greenA bright green color, like that of grass.
- touch grassTo spend time outside, off of the Internet. Used in the imperative to suggest that someone is out of touch with reality, and should gain some real-world perspective.
- love grassAny of several grasses, of the genus Eragrostis, grown as a forage crop or to protect against erosion.
- tiger grassThe grass Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane).
- grass widowA married woman whose spouse is away.
- grass scriptA style of cursive script used in Chinese calligraphy.
- grass treeAny of various small trees of the family Xanthorrhoeaceae (especially of the genus Xanthorrhoea), having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grass-like leaves.
- grass jellyA jellylike dessert found in China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, made by boiling grass or leaves of a plant in the mint family (Platostoma palustre) with potassium carbonate, and then cooling the liquid to a jelly-like consistency.
- grass courtA tennis court with a grass surface.
- Grass ValleyA city in Nevada County, California, United States.
- canary grassGrass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.
- grass mud horseOne of the ten "mythical Baidu deities" invented by Chinese internet users for the purpose of circumventing censorship. Usually depicted as resembling an alpaca, and is supposedly living in the Mahler Gobi desert.
- grass skirtA skirt made from long dried grass, or synthetic material resembling it.
- scurvy-grassAny of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.
- grass carpA freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae (Ctenopharyngodon idella), native to eastern Asia.
- Grass FlatA locality in the Rural City of Horsham and the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia.
- Grass LakeAn unincorporated community in Illinois.
- meadow grassUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see meadow, grass. Any grass that thrives in the moist conditions of meadows.
- quaking grassAny of the genus Briza of annual and perennial grasses, whose flowers and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze.
Compound words 255
- bluegrassKentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis).
- grasshopperA mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by stridulation; they are related to but distinct from crickets.
- grasslandAn area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.
- grassyCovered with grass.
- lemongrassOne of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.
- ryegrassAny of several species of tufted grasses of the genus Lolium.
- crabgrassThose members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches.
- wheatgrassYoung grass of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum, used freshly juiced or dried into powder for animal and human consumption.
- eelgrassAny of several species of aquatic plant, with very long and narrow leaves
- supergrassAn informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.