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Supergrass meaning

An informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.

Synonyms of Supergrass

informer betrayer rat squealer blabber

Related words

Other words often associated with Supergrass or its synonyms:

source informant clack bum cheat pad skunk chatter prattle worker hog trickster

Using Supergrass

  • The main meaning on this page is: An informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.
  • Useful related words include: informer, betrayer, rat, squealer.
  • In the example corpus, supergrass often appears in combinations such as: and supergrass, theodore supergrass.

Context around Supergrass

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

theodore 2× youths 1× formed 1× first 1×

Often after:

tones 1× engagements 1× ended 1× album 1× 1999 1× answering 1×

Sentence patterns with Supergrass

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

america was supergrass 1× animate theodore supergrass answering them 1× firma and supergrass ended their 1× goffey formed supergrass in 1993 1× menswear and supergrass 1× of youths supergrass tones and 1× project between supergrass engagements called 1× supergrass was well 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a band that 1× danny goffey has 1× formed in york 1× gaz coombes mick 1× in 2008 parlophone 1× life on other 1×

Common sentence endings:

america was supergrass 1× an official member 1× as its predecessors 1× band in 2002 1× loves the f 1× lp supergrass 1999 1×

Words around Supergrass

Just before it in the word index:

supergoop 3 superglued 4 superglue 6 supergirl 117 supergiants 14 supergiant 49

Just after it in the word index:

supergravity 9 supergroup 33 supergroups 5 superhard 3 superheat 2 superheated 27

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Supergrass

  • In this selection, "supergrass" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, theodore, youths, formed, tones, engagements and ended stand out and add context to how "supergrass" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include america was supergrass and animate theodore supergrass answering them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "supergrass" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with supergrass

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

The single and the tour were followed by their third LP Supergrass (1999). (13 words)

A band that didn’t get as much attention (at least in America) was Supergrass. (15 words)

We'd get the questions in advance, script the answers and then animate Theodore Supergrass answering them. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Danny Goffey has also embarked on a solo project between Supergrass engagements called "Van Goffey" which saw tracks being released via MySpace in August 2006, the first three being "Crack House Blues", "I Feel so Gaye" and "Natalie Loves the F". (41 words)

The regional festival has cancelled its 2020 line-up due to take place in April and May with acts including Gang of Youths, Supergrass, Tones And I, Kelis, The Veronicas, The Cat Empire, Bhad Bhabie, Sugarhill Gang, Mallrat and Darude. (40 words)

Supergrass was well received critically and commercially and it has since gone platinum in the UK, but did not reap the same level of success as its predecessors. (28 words)

Example sentences (12)

Supergrass, which later expanded to take in Gaz’s brother Rob, went on to have six Top 20 albums, three going platinum.

A band that didn’t get as much attention (at least in America) was Supergrass.

The regional festival has cancelled its 2020 line-up due to take place in April and May with acts including Gang of Youths, Supergrass, Tones And I, Kelis, The Veronicas, The Cat Empire, Bhad Bhabie, Sugarhill Gang, Mallrat and Darude.

Formed in York in 1990, Shed Seven were incorporated within the BritPop scene of the nineties that including Oasis, Blur, Pulp Menswear and Supergrass.

Danny Goffey has also embarked on a solo project between Supergrass engagements called "Van Goffey" which saw tracks being released via MySpace in August 2006, the first three being "Crack House Blues", "I Feel so Gaye" and "Natalie Loves the F".

Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey formed Supergrass in 1993 in Oxford with Gaz's brother Rob Coombes officially joining the band in 2002.

In 2008, Parlophone was taken over by venture capitalist group, Terra Firma and Supergrass ended their contract with the label.

Life on Other Planets was also notable as it was the first Supergrass album to recognise Rob Coombes as an official member.

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Supergrass was well received critically and commercially and it has since gone platinum in the UK, but did not reap the same level of success as its predecessors.

The single and the tour were followed by their third LP Supergrass (1999).

We'd get the questions in advance, script the answers and then animate Theodore Supergrass answering them.

We were Theodore Supergrass and the idea was the band would be a little black character, and we wouldn't ever have to do interviews.

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Common combinations with supergrass

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "supergrass" in a sentence?
An example: "Supergrass, which later expanded to take in Gaz’s brother Rob, went on to have six Top 20 albums, three going platinum." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "supergrass" from authentic English texts.
What does "supergrass" mean?
Supergrass means: An informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.
What are synonyms of "supergrass"?
Common synonyms of "supergrass" include: informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber.
How many example sentences with "supergrass" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "supergrass", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.