wiry+grass
1wiry — wirily, adv. wiriness, n. /wuyeur ee/, adj., wirier, wiriest. 1. made of wire. 2. in the form of wire. 3. resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass. 4. lean and sinew: a wiry little person. 5. produced by or rese …
2wiry — /ˈwaɪəri / (say wuyuhree) adjective (wirier, wiriest) 1. made of wire. 2. in the form of wire. 3. resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass. 4. lean and sinewy. 5. produced by or resembling the sound of a vibrating wire: wiry tones …
3grass tree — noun 1. any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins • Syn: ↑Australian grass tree • Hypernyms: ↑arborescent plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Xanthorroea …
4wiry — UK [ˈwaɪərɪ] / US [ˈwaɪrɪ] adjective Word forms wiry : adjective wiry comparative wirier superlative wiriest 1) a wiry person is thin but looks strong a short wiry little man 2) wiry hair or grass is stiff and rough …
5wiry — [[t]wa͟ɪ͟əri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is wiry is rather thin but is also strong. His body is wiry and athletic. Syn: sinewy Ant: flabby 2) ADJ GRADED Something such as hair or grass that is wiry is stiff and rough to touch. Her wiry hair… …
6wiry — wir|y [ˈwaıəri US ˈwaıri] adj 1.) someone who is wiry is thin but has strong muscles 2.) wiry hair or grass is stiff and strong …
7wiry — wir|y [ waıri ] adjective 1. ) a wiry person is thin but looks strong 2. ) wiry hair or grass is stiff and rough ╾ wir|i|ness noun uncount …
8tufted hair grass — noun 1. : tussock grass a 2. : a slender wiry grass (Deschampsia caespitosa) of the north temperate zone …
9esparto grass — n. strong and wiry grass native to Southern Spain and Northern Africa which produces a fiber used in making paper and as cordage …
10wire grass — noun 1. handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn • Syn: ↑broom beard grass, ↑prairie grass, ↑Andropogon scoparius, ↑Schizachyrium scoparium • Hypernyms: ↑broom grass 2. coarse annual grass having fingerlike… …
