Grass
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.). To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem, wrap around it for a distance, and leave, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain. A lawn. Marijuana. An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities. Sharp, closely spaced discontinuities in the trace of a cathode-ray tube, produced by random interference. Noise on an A-scope or similar type of radar display.
Example sentence: That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind.
Denounce
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice.
Example sentence: Cotton Mather is one of those classic figures of American history who can't be left out. One has to explain him or explain him away, redeem him or denounce him.