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moss

Pronunciation: /mɒs/

The English word “moss” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  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. A kind or species of such plants.
  3. Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
  4. A bog; a fen.
  5. A spectacular catch made over 1 or multiple defenders, typically a jump ball.

verb

  1. To become covered with moss.
  2. To cover (something) with moss.
  3. To make a spectacular catch over 1 or multiple defenders.
  4. To relax, chill out.

Etymology

From Middle English mos, from Old English mos (“bog, marsh, moss”), from Proto-West Germanic *mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą (“bog, moss”), from Proto-Indo-European *mews- (“moss”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian möösk (“moss”), Saterland Frisian Moas (“moss”), West Frisian moas (“moss”), Alemannic German Mies (“moss”), Dutch mos (“moss; lichen; marsh, swamp”), German and Luxembourgish Moos…

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