grass root

ˈɡræs ruːt

Definition

Definition of grass root - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

foundation

Rare

the basic level of an organization or movement

Rare

The campaign started as a grass root initiative.
Grass root efforts are crucial for community development.
The organization focused on grass root participation.

base

grassroots

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Expressions with grass

grass over

become covered with grass

The old playground has started to grass over.

touch grass

go outside and engage with nature

After hours of gaming, he decided to touch grass.

grass on

secretly tell authorities about someone's wrongdoing

He threatened to grass on his friends to the police.

at grass

adv.

in a field eating grass

The cows are at grass during the summer.

grass is always greener on the other side

exp.

believe others have it better than you do

He thinks grass is always greener on the other side.

green as grass

adj.

inexperienced or naive like fresh grass

He's green as grass when it comes to cooking.

Expressions with root

root for

show strong sympathy or alignment with a side

She always roots for the underdog in any situation.

root up

remove completely by pulling out from the ground

Farmers had to root up old trees to plant new crops.

take root

grow roots into soil

The saplings will take root in a few weeks.

root about

search for something in a casual way

She rooted about in her bag for the keys.

root of all evil

primary cause of all negative things

Some say money is the root of all evil.

at the root of

prep.

points to the origin of a problem or situation

Poverty is often at the root of social issues.

get to the root of

adv.

in a way that uncovers the basic cause

The detective worked well to get to the root of the mystery.

root around

search through things in a disorganized way

She rooted around in her bag for the keys.

root on

cheer for someone or something

We root on the runners in the marathon.

root out

remove or eliminate completely

The government aims to root out corruption.

Terms with grass root included in their meaning

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fragrances

essential oil from a tropical grass root used in perfumes

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French:base, ...
German:Basisinitiative, ...
Italian:base, ...
Spanish:base, ...
Portuguese:base, ...
Chinese:基层, ...
Japanese:草の根, ...
Arabic:القاعدة الشعبية, ...
Hebrew:שְׁכֶבֶת הַיְּסוֹד, ...
Russian:инициатива на уровне низов, ...
Ukrainian:ініціатива знизу, ...
Hindi:जमीनी स्तर, ...
Bengali:একটি সংগঠন বা আন্দোলনের মৌলিক স্তর, ...
Catalan:base, ...
Czech:základna, ...
Danish:græsrods, ...
Dutch:grassroots, ...
Greek:πρωτοβουλία βάσης, ...
Hungarian:bázis, ...
Khmer:មូលដ្ឋាន, ...
Korean:풀뿌리, ...
Persian:مردمی, ...
Polish:inicjatywa oddolna, ...
Portuguese (BR):iniciativa de base, ...
Romanian:de la bază, ...
Swedish:gräsrot, ...
Thai:การริเริ่มระดับรากหญ้า, ...
Turkish:taban, ...
Vietnamese:cơ sở, ...

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