Grass is a type of small plant with thin green leaves. It grows on the ground outdoors in many places like parks and gardens. People often see grass when they go outside.
The grass is green in the garden.
She mowed the grass in the park.
Some plants called grasses include important food crops like wheat and rice. These grasses are used to produce grains that people eat all over the world.
Rice is a type of grass used for food.
Many crops like wheat grow from grasses.
In informal language, 'grass' means cannabis, a plant some people use as a drug. It can change how people feel and think, but it is not legal everywhere.
He was caught smoking grass last night.
Grass is illegal in many countries.
'Grass' in British slang means someone who tells the police about crimes. People often use it to describe someone who 'snitches' or informs on others, usually in a negative way.
He is a grass who tells on others.
The gang hates a grass in their group.
To 'grass' means to tell the police or an authority about someone’s illegal actions. It is often used when someone informs in secret, and it has a negative meaning in this context.
He grassed on his friends yesterday.
She grassed to the police about the crime.
To 'grass' somewhere means to plant grass there or cover the ground with grass. It is used when making a place green with grass plants.
They grassed the backyard last summer.
The park was grassed after the rain.
Grass is often eaten by farm animals like cows and sheep. It is an important food called fodder or pasture. Farmers manage grass for feeding their animals.
The cows eat fresh grass every day.
Farmers buy grass for their animals.
