Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with grass in American Collocation
grass
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɡræs/
long
long
tall
The children played around a bit in the long grass.
short
short
Simon knelt on the short grass.
wet
damp
dewy
sodden
wet
She slipped on the wet grass and broke her ankle.
dry
dry
parched
Someone had carelessly thrown away a lit cigarette end, setting the dry grass alight.
thick or growing well
dense
lush
thick
The grass was lush after the recent rain.
thin or not growing well
patchy
sparse
cut grass
clip
cut
mow
trim
He was employed to cut the grass at the golf course.
eat grass
chew
eat
graze
munch
nibble
Asian elephants eat grass, roots, leaves, twigs, bark, and fruit.
grow grass
grow
plant
sow
We want to persuade landowners and cattle ranchers not to chop down trees to grow grass.
covered with or consisting of grass
bank
court
path
pitch
track
verge
We parked on the grass verge by the church.
consisting of cut grass
clippings
cuttings
mowings
The council will only collect grass cuttings if they are placed in green plastic bags provided by them.