above grass

prep_phrase

Etymology

From above + grass, in reference to grass only growing on the surface.

  1. inherited from *gʰreh₁- — “to grow
  2. inherited from *grasą — “grass
  3. inherited from *gras
  4. inherited from græs
  5. inherited from gras
  6. compounded as above grass — “above + grass

Definitions

  1. Above ground

    Above ground; on the surface.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see above, grass.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for above grass. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA