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sprout
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- pronunciation:
- spraUt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
sprouts, sprouting, sprouted |
| definition 1: |
to start to grow, as a shoot or bud.
- similar words:
- burgeon, rise
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| definition 2: |
to send forth one or more shoots or buds.
- similar words:
- burgeon
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| definition 3: |
to grow rapidly.
His children sprouted like weeds.- similar words:
- burgeon, germinate, mushroom, rise, spring
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| related words: |
bloom, blossom, branch, bud, green, grow, root, spring, start, stem |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to grow (something) or cause (something) to grow.
Do you expect me to sprout wings and fly?He sprouted the beans in a large jar. |
| related words: |
bud |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a shoot or bud of a plant.
- similar words:
- germ
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| definition 2: |
a new growth from a seed, bulb, or rootstock.
- similar words:
- germ, outgrowth, top
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| related words: |
bud |
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