mown vs moan vs mowed
Definitions
adjective
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
Examples
Ahead of us, and to our left and right, was nothing but a vast, uninterrupted expanse of mown grass stretching into the distance.
When Leila was seven years old, her stepfather ran out of fuel when mowing, leaving a large rectangle of unmown orchard grass.
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two policemen were mown down chasing looters in the riots.
Definitions
noun
- an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
verb
- indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
Examples
A lot of people moaned about the parking problems.
It was a simple rectangle of crudely mounded basalt rocks, a distinctive arrangement reminiscent of the way Samoans and other Polynesians marked their dead in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
A leisurely breakfast - even the motel manager was moaning about the way the Italians "hogged" the muffins this morning and drank cups of milk instead of putting it on their bran flakes!
