seed

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/siːd/

noun 5verb 5name 1

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(noun.) from which a plant grows

ADJ

grass, poppy, etc. | bird

QUANT

packet

VERB + SEED

plant, sow

produce, set

The apple trees in our garden produced plenty of seeds last autumn.

grow/raise sth from

My grandfather raised beautiful sunflowers from seed every summer in his garden.

spread

Birds and water spread seeds across the forest, helping new plants grow in different places.

go/run to

I forgot to harvest the lettuce and it went to seed in my garden.

SEED + VERB

germinate, grow, sprout

SEED + NOUN

head, pod | packet, tray | bank, catalogue, merchant | cake | corn, potato

PHRASES

a variety of seeds

The gardener planted a variety of seeds in the spring to grow different vegetables.

(noun.) player in a sports competition

ADJ

first, second, etc. | number one, number two, etc.

top

The number one seed in the tennis tournament advanced to the final match yesterday.

Definitions

noun

Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.

[…] for hungry birds have devoured ſeeds, and having moiſtened and warmed them in their bellies, a little after have dunged in the forky twiſtes of Trees, and together with their dung excluded the ſeed whole which erſt they had ſwallowed: and ſometimes it brings forth there where they dung it, […]

Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.

If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.

The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing.

An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.

The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.

A fragment of coral.

verb

To plant or sow an area with seeds.

I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.

To shed seeds (refers to plants)

These poppies have not seeded themselves yet.

To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.

[…] AGRYPNIA, or Vigilance, in yellovv, a ſable mantle, ſeeded vvith vvaking eies, and ſiluer fringe: […]

To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.

A venture capitalist seeds young companies.

The tournament coordinator will seed the starting lineup with the best competitors from the qualifying round.

To allocate a seeding to a competitor.

Everybody likes to second‐guess computers, including who seed the pros. Nothing could have better exposed the vulnerability of the computer seeding than the spectacle of clay‐court experts looking like weekend hackers on grass.

name

A surname.

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Synonyms

noun — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejacula

noun — anything that provides inspiration for later work

verb — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

spill one's seed

To ejaculate.

He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother's wife, spilled his seed upon the ground, lest children should be born in his brother's name.

eat one's seed corn

To consume what is meant for investment instead.

plant a seed

To do something that will produce results or change in the future.

My only regrets are that T2 failed to get to grips with the new era of #indyref and Scottish national identity – for which Renton’s famous “shite” speech helped plant a tiny seed i

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If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.

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The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing.

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I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.

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These poppies have not seeded themselves yet.

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[…] AGRYPNIA, or Vigilance, in yellovv, a ſable mantle, ſeeded vvith vvaking eies, and ſiluer fringe: […]

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