tall-grass vs grass

grass vs tall-grass

tall-grass and grass both are nouns.

tall-grass is not a verb while grass is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tall-grass	Yes	No	No	No
grass	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, grass is a hypernym of tall-grass; that is, grass is a word with a broader meaning than tall-grass:

tall-grass: any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture
grass: narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

tall-grass (noun)	grass (noun)
any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture	street names for marijuana
	bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
	a police informer who implicates many people
	narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

tall-grass (verb)	grass (verb)
	give away information about somebody
	shoot down, of birds
	feed with grass
	cover with grass
	spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach

Difference between tall-grass and grass

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