grass

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1. street names for marijuana (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana,
definition	:	the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect (noun.artifact)

2. bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle (noun.food)

hypernym	:	fodder,
definition	:	coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop (noun.food)

3. a police informer who implicates many people (noun.person)

hypernym	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

domain region	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)

4. German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	author, writer,
definition	:	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person)

5. narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	graminaceous plant, gramineous plant,
definition	:	cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	beach grass,
definition	:	tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bunch grass, bunchgrass,
definition	:	any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	midgrass,
definition	:	any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	short-grass, shortgrass,
definition	:	any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	sword grass,
definition	:	any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	tall-grass, tallgrass,
definition	:	any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	lemon grass, lemongrass,
definition	:	a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	aegilops triuncalis, goat grass,
definition	:	European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	wheat-grass, wheatgrass,
definition	:	a grass of the genus Agropyron (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bent, bent grass, bent-grass,
definition	:	grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	broom grass,
definition	:	any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	arrhenatherum elatius, evergreen grass, false oat, french rye, tall meadow grass, tall oat grass,
definition	:	coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	brome, bromegrass,
definition	:	any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	grama, grama grass, gramma, gramma grass,
definition	:	pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	buchloe dactyloides, buffalo grass,
definition	:	short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam) (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	reed grass,
definition	:	any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bur grass, burgrass,
definition	:	a grass of the genus Cenchrus (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	cenchrus tribuloides, field sandbur, sandbur, sandspur,
definition	:	grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	finger grass,
definition	:	any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	cortaderia selloana, pampas grass,
definition	:	tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	arundo richardii, cortaderia richardii, plumed tussock, toe toe, toetoe,
definition	:	tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bahama grass, bermuda grass, cynodon dactylon, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass, star grass,
definition	:	trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	cynodon plectostachyum, giant star grass,
definition	:	perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	cocksfoot, cockspur, dactylis glomerata, orchard grass,
definition	:	widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	crab grass, crabgrass, finger grass,
definition	:	grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	lyme grass,
definition	:	a grass of the genus Elymus (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	wild rye,
definition	:	any of several grasses of the genus Elymus (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bay grass, love grass,
definition	:	any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	plume grass,
definition	:	a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	fescue, fescue grass, festuca elatior, meadow fescue,
definition	:	grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	festuca ovina, sheep fescue, sheep's fescue,
definition	:	cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	silver grass,
definition	:	of Australia and New Zealand (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	holcus lanatus, velvet grass, yorkshire fog,
definition	:	tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	creeping soft grass, holcus mollis,
definition	:	European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	rye grass, ryegrass,
definition	:	any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	muhlenbergia schreberi, nimble will, nimblewill,
definition	:	slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	dallis grass, dallisgrass, paspalum, paspalum dilatatum,
definition	:	tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bahia grass, paspalum notatum,
definition	:	perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	knotgrass, paspalum distichum,
definition	:	low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	fountain grass, pennisetum ruppelii, pennisetum setaceum,
definition	:	tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	feathertop, feathertop grass, pennistum villosum,
definition	:	northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	gardener's garters, lady's laces, phalaris arundinacea, reed canary grass, ribbon grass,
definition	:	perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	birdseed grass, canary grass, phalaris canariensis,
definition	:	Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	harding grass, hardinggrass, phalaris aquatica, phalaris tuberosa, toowomba canary grass,
definition	:	perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	herd's grass, phleum pratense, timothy,
definition	:	grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	blue grass, bluegrass,
definition	:	any of various grasses of the genus Poa (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	meadow grass, meadowgrass,
definition	:	any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	munj, munja, saccharum bengalense, saccharum munja,
definition	:	tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	andropogon furcatus, andropogon gerardii, blue stem, bluestem,
definition	:	tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	cord grass, cordgrass,
definition	:	any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	drop-seed, dropseed,
definition	:	a grass of the genus Sporobolus (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	rush grass, rush-grass,
definition	:	grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	buffalo grass, st. augustine grass, stenotaphrum secundatum,
definition	:	low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	cereal, cereal grass,
definition	:	grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	zoysia,
definition	:	any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia (noun.plant)

6. give away information about somebody (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	inform,
definition	:	impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	sell out,
definition	:	give information that compromises others (verb.communication)

7. shoot down, of birds (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	hit, pip, shoot,
definition	:	hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)

8. feed with grass (verb.consumption)

hypernym	:	crop, graze, pasture,
definition	:	let feed in a field or pasture or meadow (verb.contact)

9. cover with grass (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	cover, spread over,
definition	:	form a cover over (verb.contact)

10. spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	open, spread, spread out, unfold,
definition	:	spread out or open from a closed or folded state (verb.contact)

11. cover with grass (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	cover,
definition	:	provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact)

12. street names for marijuana (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	dope, dope up,
definition	:	give a narcotic to (verb.body)

derivation	:	smoke,
definition	:	inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	dope,
definition	:	take drugs to improve one's athletic performance (verb.consumption)

13. bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle (noun.food)

derivation	:	forage,
definition	:	wander and feed (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	browse, crop, graze, pasture, range,
definition	:	feed as in a meadow or pasture (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crop, graze, pasture,
definition	:	let feed in a field or pasture or meadow (verb.contact)

14. narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay (noun.plant)

derivation	:	grass,
definition	:	feed with grass (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	grass, grass over,
definition	:	cover with grass (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grass,
definition	:	cover with grass (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grassy,
definition	:	abounding in grass (adj.all)

15. give away information about somebody (verb.communication)

derivation	:	informing, ratting,
definition	:	to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat,
definition	:	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (noun.person)

derivation	:	canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon,
definition	:	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	dump, shit,
definition	:	a coarse term for defecation (noun.process)

derivation	:	crap, dirt, poop, shit, shite, turd,
definition	:	obscene terms for feces (noun.substance)

16. feed with grass (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	grass, grass, grass,
definition	:	narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay (noun.plant)

17. street names for marijuana (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	dope, dope up,
definition	:	give a narcotic to (verb.body)

derivation	:	smoke,
definition	:	inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	dope,
definition	:	take drugs to improve one's athletic performance (verb.consumption)

18. bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle (noun.food)

derivation	:	forage,
definition	:	wander and feed (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	browse, crop, graze, pasture, range,
definition	:	feed as in a meadow or pasture (verb.contact)

derivation	:	crop, graze, pasture,
definition	:	let feed in a field or pasture or meadow (verb.contact)

19. narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay (noun.plant)

derivation	:	grass,
definition	:	feed with grass (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	grass, grass over,
definition	:	cover with grass (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grass,
definition	:	cover with grass (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grassy,
definition	:	abounding in grass (adj.all)

20. give away information about somebody (verb.communication)

derivation	:	informing, ratting,
definition	:	to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, renegade, turncoat,
definition	:	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. (noun.person)

derivation	:	canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon,
definition	:	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

derivation	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	dump, shit,
definition	:	a coarse term for defecation (noun.process)

derivation	:	crap, dirt, poop, shit, shite, turd,
definition	:	obscene terms for feces (noun.substance)

21. feed with grass (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	grass, grass, grass,
definition	:	narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay (noun.plant)

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