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Collocations for grass - noun

ADJECTIVE

green
coarse, rough, thick
soft
lush
long, tall
short
fresh-cut, freshly cut, freshly mowed (AmE), freshly mown
damp, wet
dry
wild

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… OF GRASS

blade
I've walked along that path for so many years I know every blade of grass.
clump, tuft
There were only a few clumps of coarse grass for the animals to eat.

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VERB + grass

eat
cut, mow

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grass + VERB

grow

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grass + NOUN

clippings (esp. AmE), cuttings (esp. BrE)
seed
I sowed a little bag of grass seed.
verge (BrE)
We parked on the grass verge by the side of the road.

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PREPOSITION

across the grass
They all set off across the grass.
in the grass
I found the wallet lying in the grass.
on the grass
You're not allowed to walk on the grass.
through the grass
The dog came running through the long grass.

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