seed

Pronunciation: US [sid] UK [siːd]

n.Seed; seed; seed; bud
v.Knot seeds (seeds) multiply; ... Seeding determined (SB) seeded
WebEvil species; Crystal seed

Synonyms

fountainhead germ origin root seedbed

Definitions in English

n.

1.

a small hard part produced by a plant that can grow into a new plant of the same type; a seed that you eat or use to give flavor to food; one of the small hard seeds inside a fruit such as an apple or orange. The British word is pip.

2.

a player or team that has been given a number that shows how likely they are to win a competition

3.

an old word used in the Bible to mean a man’ s semen. This word is sometimes used humorously; an old word used in the Bible to mean all the children, grandchildren, etc. of a particular man

v.

1.

to remove the seeds from a plant or fruit

2.

to give a player or team a number showing how likely they are to win a competition

3.

to put seeds in the ground so that they can grow

4.

if a plant seeds, it produces seeds

Other Forms

3sg.seeds

Idioms

go to seed
go to seed

Example Sentences

We plough the fields and scatter The good seed on the land.
Source: J. M. Campbell
Thirty-three grain drills..seeding the ten thousand acres of the great ranch.
Source: F. Norris
A..hole in the ground, already seeded with the first quick-growing grasses.
Source: R. Frame

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a - dees
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d - eased
f - cedes
g - deeds
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k - edges
l - sedge
m - heeds
n - dekes
p - skeed
r - deles
s - deems
t - meeds
u - denes
w - dense
x - needs
y - deeps
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