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blades of grass

blades of grass is the plural of blade of grass.

Meaning of blade of grass

Noun

blade of grass (plural blades of grass)

  1. A single long, narrow leaf of a plant described by the mass noun grass.
  2. (rare) A very small amount of something.
    • "By the time I had walked much of the route of the Dartmoor Line with Christian, Matt and other Devon council staff, we knew what we wanted to achieve and the date we wanted to reopen the railway. There was not a blade of grass between us," says Davis.2022 April 6, Anthony Lambert, “Industry is getting with the programme”, in RAIL, number 954, page 49

Questions about blades of grass

What is blades of grass the plural of?
Blades of grass is the plural of blade of grass.

Words near blades of grass in the dictionary

  1. blader
  2. bladers
  3. bladerunner
  4. bladerunners
  5. blades
  6. blades of grass
  7. bladesmith
  8. bladesmithing
  9. bladesmiths
  10. bladevent
  11. bladevents

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