Seed
/siːd/
Seed is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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(collective) An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.
“The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.”
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Any small seed-like fruit.
“If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.”
verb
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To plant or sow an area with seeds.
“I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.”
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To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
“A venture capitalist seeds young companies.”
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Synonyms
germ
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