Meaning

Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci)..

Definitions by Sense

1. Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).
2. (countable) A kind or species of such plants.
3. (informal) Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
4. (now chiefly UK regional) A bog; a fen.
5. (intransitive) To become covered with moss.
6. (transitive) To cover (something) with moss.
7. (American football, slang, countable) A spectacular catch made over 1 or multiple defenders, typically a jump ball.
8. (American football, slang, transitive, intransitive) To make a spectacular catch over 1 or multiple defenders.

Example Sentences

Another says you should tense your body, look up in the air, and think about cool moss.

Spanish moss

Irish moss

club moss

the mosses of the Scottish border

Loynton Moss

An oak whose boughs were mossed with age.

Bro, that moss was insane!

Word Forms

• mosses
• mossing
• mossed

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When Should You Use Moss?

Use moss when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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