moss
(mɒs , US mɔːs )
Word forms: mosses
variable noun
Moss is a very small soft green plant which grows on damp soil, or on wood or stone.
...ground covered over with moss.
Image of moss
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Idioms:
a rolling stone gathers no moss
said to mean that, if a person keeps moving from one place to another, they will not get many friends or possessions
He said that a rolling stone gathers no moss, that I'd never have a family if I spent my life touring with the band. I was determined to prove him wrong.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Translations:
Chinese: 青苔
Japanese: コケ
- quality player
- quality product
- quality sleep
- quality standard
- quality time
- quality varies
- qualm
- quandary
- quango
- quantifiable
- quantification
- quantifier
- quantify
- quantify the effect of
- quantify the extent
- quantify the impact of
- quantify the value of
- quantitative
- quantitative analyst
- quantitative easing
- quantitatively
- quantitative research
- quantitative study
- quantity
- quantity of food