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Shortgrass meaning

The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains.

Synonyms of Shortgrass

short-grass grass

Related words

Other words often associated with Shortgrass or its synonyms:

pasture pot pasturage author provender cover forage writer feed

Using Shortgrass

  • The main meaning on this page is: The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains.
  • Useful related words include: short-grass, grass.
  • In the example corpus, shortgrass often appears in combinations such as: the shortgrass, shortgrass and.

Context around Shortgrass

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

prairie 1× arts 1× pasture 1×

Sentence patterns with Shortgrass

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

about the shortgrass prairie and 1× especially the shortgrass and mixed 1× on shortgrass pasture bison 1× shrubs and shortgrass and teeming 1× to the shortgrass arts council 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

before ranchers and 1× interpretive signage of 1× on shortgrass pasture 1× ondekoza a japanese 1× the prairie especially 1×

Common sentence endings:

along the trails 1× by training explains 1× of their diet 1× shortgrass arts council 1× usually called such 1×

Words around Shortgrass

Just before it in the word index:

shortform 3 shortfin 5 shortfalls 124 shortfall 391 shortest 414 shorter 1.672

Just after it in the word index:

shorthair 10 shorthaired 3 shorthall 2 shorthand 138 shorthanded 77 shorthands 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Shortgrass

  • In this selection, "shortgrass" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, prairie, arts and pasture stand out and add context to how "shortgrass" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about the shortgrass prairie and and especially the shortgrass and mixed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shortgrass" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shortgrass

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Ondekoza, a Japanese musical group, is in Pierre and Fort Pierre this week thanks to the Shortgrass Arts Council. (19 words)

The prairie (especially the shortgrass and mixed prairie) is an example of a steppe, though it is not usually called such. (21 words)

On shortgrass pasture, bison predominately consume warm-season grasses. citation On mixed prairie, cool-season grasses, including some sedges, apparently compose 79–96% of their diet. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Before ranchers and oil companies arrived, the Permian was part of the largest contiguous prairie in North America, full of shrubs and shortgrass and teeming with ground-dwelling birds, as Barrett, an ecologist by training, explains. (36 words)

Interpretive signage of the flora and fauna, along with information about the shortgrass prairie and the 200 acres of exposed chalk formations, will be placed along the trails. (28 words)

On shortgrass pasture, bison predominately consume warm-season grasses. citation On mixed prairie, cool-season grasses, including some sedges, apparently compose 79–96% of their diet. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

Before ranchers and oil companies arrived, the Permian was part of the largest contiguous prairie in North America, full of shrubs and shortgrass and teeming with ground-dwelling birds, as Barrett, an ecologist by training, explains.

Interpretive signage of the flora and fauna, along with information about the shortgrass prairie and the 200 acres of exposed chalk formations, will be placed along the trails.

Ondekoza, a Japanese musical group, is in Pierre and Fort Pierre this week thanks to the Shortgrass Arts Council.

On shortgrass pasture, bison predominately consume warm-season grasses. citation On mixed prairie, cool-season grasses, including some sedges, apparently compose 79–96% of their diet.

The prairie (especially the shortgrass and mixed prairie) is an example of a steppe, though it is not usually called such.

Common combinations with shortgrass

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shortgrass" in a sentence?
An example: "Before ranchers and oil companies arrived, the Permian was part of the largest contiguous prairie in North America, full of shrubs and shortgrass and teeming with ground-dwelling birds, as Barrett, an ecologist by training, explains." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "shortgrass" from authentic English texts.
What does "shortgrass" mean?
Shortgrass means: The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains.
What are synonyms of "shortgrass"?
Common synonyms of "shortgrass" include: short-grass, grass.
How many example sentences with "shortgrass" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "shortgrass", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.