weed1
- pronunciation:
- wid
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
any undesirable plant that grows wild, as in gardens or among cultivated crops.
|
| definition 2: |
(informal) tobacco or a cigarette (usu. prec. by the).
|
| definition 3: |
(slang) marijuana.
- similar words:
- pot
|
| related words: |
dope |
|
|
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
weeded, weeding, weeds |
| definition 1: |
to clear (a garden, field, or the like) of weeds.
|
| definition 2: |
to remove as worthless or undesirable (often fol. by out).
He weeded out several paragraphs from the manuscript.- similar words:
- prune
|
| related words: |
cultivate |
|
|
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to remove weeds.
|
| derivations: |
weedless (adj.), weedlike (adj.), weeder (n.) |
The word
weed and the contraction
we'd ("we had" or "we would") sound alike but have different meanings.