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bud1

 
 
pronunciation:
buhd
parts of speech:
noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
phrases:
nip in the bud
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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
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
definition 3: in primitive animal organisms, a swelling or projecting growth that can develop into a complete organism.
similar words:
germ, outgrowth
definition 4: any of various small, round parts, such as a taste bud.
similar words:
node, nodule, protuberance, taste bud
definition 5: any person or thing that has not reached its mature state.
similar words:
baby, child, fledgling, kid
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phrase: nip in the bud
 
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
definition 2: to grow.
synonyms:
grow
similar words:
blossom, burgeon, develop, flourish, luxuriate, sprout, thrive
 
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.)
Word History
Bud is from an early English word that means "to swell."
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