grassplot

grass·plot

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gras-plot, grahs-]
- /ˈgræsˌplɒt, ˈgrɑs-/
- /ˈgrɑːsˈplɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gras-plot, grahs-]
- /ˈgræsˌplɒt, ˈgrɑs-/

Definitions of grassplot word

noun grassplot a plot of ground covered with or reserved for grass. 1
noun grassplot (US) A lawn. 1
noun grassplot a plot of ground overgrown with grass 0
noun grassplot a piece of ground with grass growing on it; esp., a lawn 0
noun grassplot (US) An area of grass on which cars may be parked. 0

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Origin of grassplot

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; grass + plot

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Grassplot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Grassplot

grassplot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for grassplot

noun grassplot

field — Cyrus West, 1819–92, U.S. financier: projector of the first Atlantic cable.
lawn — wireless local area network
grass — Günter (Wilhelm) [goo n-ter wil-helm;; German gyn-tuh r vil-helm] /ˈgʊn tər ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgün tər ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1927–2015, German novelist, poet, and playwright.
turf — a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
plaza — a public square or open space in a city or town.

All 14 Synonyms of grassplot