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moss

/mɒs/

/mɔs/

Translations

mossnoun

mosses

/mɒs/

/mɔs/

мох

The forest floor was covered in a thick layer of moss.

Лесной пол был покрыт толстым слоем мха.

Synonyms

mossverb

mossed

Past Simple

mossed

Past Participle

mossing

Gerund

/mɒs/

/mɑs/

покрывать мхом

The old stone wall began to moss over the years.

Старая каменная стена начала покрываться мхом с годами.

Additional translations

обрасти мхом

Synonyms

cover (with)

become mossy

green over

colonize (by moss)

encrust

overgrow

mossadjective

/mɒs/

/mɑs/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., moss spores) to describe something related to or covered with moss.

Synonyms

Definitions

mossnoun

A small, green, non-vascular plant that typically grows in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations.

The forest floor was covered in a thick layer of moss, giving it a soft, green appearance.

A tract of boggy or peaty ground; a bog or marsh (chiefly Scottish and Northern English).

The shepherd guided the flock across the treacherous moss to higher ground.

mossverb

To become covered with moss, or to cover (something) with moss.

Over time, the abandoned cottage mossed until its roof blended into the surrounding hillside.

mossadjective

Covered with, consisting of, or relating to moss; made of or resembling moss.

The garden featured a moss wall that kept the interior courtyard cool and damp.