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- pronunciation:
- buhd
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- nip in the bud
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a swelling on a plant that can develop into new parts, such as leaves or a flower.
- similar words:
- germ, offshoot, protuberance, scion, shoot, sprout
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| definition 2: |
a flower that has just begun to open or remains tight but will likely begin to open soon.
The bouquet contained buds of pink roses that opened the next day.
- similar words:
- rosebud
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| definition 3: |
in primitive animal organisms, a swelling or projecting growth that can develop into a complete organism.
- similar words:
- germ, outgrowth
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| definition 4: |
any of various small, round parts, such as a taste bud.
- similar words:
- node, nodule, protuberance, taste bud
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| definition 5: |
any person or thing that has not reached its mature state.
- similar words:
- baby, child, fledgling, kid
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| related words: |
bloom, blossom |
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| phrase: |
nip in the bud |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
buds, budding, budded |
| definition 1: |
to develop or create buds.
- synonyms:
- burgeon, pullulate
- similar words:
- bloom, flower, germinate, sprout
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| definition 2: |
to grow.
- synonyms:
- grow
- similar words:
- blossom, burgeon, develop, flourish, luxuriate, sprout, thrive
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| related words: |
green, grow |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to put forth buds.
- similar words:
- germinate, graft, sprout
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| derivations: |
budless (adj.), budlike (adj.) |
Bud is from an early English word that means "to swell."
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