timothy
1
7.5
- noun
- /ˈtɪməθi/
- Make sure she has plenty of fresh timothy hay and greens for her rabbit.
- timothy grass
Examples
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They reached the bluff, timothy grass around a big outcropping of rock on the mountain's edge.
Fiction book (2001) -
The air brushed Taylor's face with the sweetness of timothy.
Fiction book (1992) -
I still have a field of good timothy and alfalfa.
Fiction book (2002) -
After lunch, they lay side by side on the field of timothy, the wind making a thin whipping sound in the tall grass.
Fiction book (2000) -
If it's Kaytee, you are better off just feeding her timothy-based pellets and making sure she gets calcium from her veggies.
Blog text (9) -
I can feel the heat of the summer sun, hear the clank of the irrigation pipe locking together, and touch the tops of the timothy grass, tall and green.
Blog text (29) -
His clothes breathed out coolness and the aroma of the barn: cattle, the summer's timothy hay, molasses-laced grain.
Fiction book (1996) -
Originally, the farm property had included three hundred acres of good, fertile if hilly soil, but by the time Dad and Mom bought it, only twenty-three acres remained; and of these, Dad leased fifteen to neighboring farmers to grow timothy, wheat, soybeans, alfalfa, and corn.
Fiction book (2001) -
The horse bent to the patch of timothy grass and pulled up on it, munching with broad satisfaction.
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I still have a field of good timothy and alfalfa for my livestock.
Synonyms
3
5.1
A green grass grown for health drinks, animal food, and to stop soil erosion
1
4.9
A grass people plant for animals to eat or for lawns
1
6.1
A grass that lives many years in western North America and that farm animals eat
1
8.9
A grass with long flower spikes that farmers grow for hay to feed cattle and horses
A tall plant with long round seed spikes grown for hay to feed animals
Compounds
1
9.8
The first letter from Paul to Timothy in the New Testament that gives advice on church leaders
A short letter from Paul giving advice about leading churches and staying faithful
A short New Testament letter that gives advice to a church leader named Timothy about teaching and behavior
A short Bible letter from Paul giving advice and encouragement to Timothy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Timothy is the name of a grass that was named after a farmer called Timothy who helped spread it as 'hay' for animals, so today timothy means this common hay grass.