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above grass

above grass prepositional phrase: above ground; on the surface.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, obsolete) Above ground; on the surface.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see above, grass.

Origin of above grass

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

Questions about above grass

What does above grass mean?
Above grass means above ground; on the surface.
What part of speech is above grass?
Above grass is a prepositional phrase.

Words near above grass in the dictionary

  1. above all
  2. above and beyond
  3. above average
  4. above board
  5. Above Derwent
  6. above grass
  7. above ground
  8. above measure
  9. above one's bend
  10. above one's huckleberry
  11. above one's pay grade

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