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seed

/ seed /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
Type of:
finance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
bear seeds
Type of:
bear turn out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
go to seed; shed seeds
"The dandelions went to seed"
Type of:
spill shed disgorge
Kinds of:
reseed
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
Type of:
rate rank range
Derived:
seeded player
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
sport athletics
verb Sense 5
sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
"seed clouds"
Type of:
process treat
Derived:
seeder cloud seeder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
inoculate with microorganisms
Type of:
inoculate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
remove the seeds from
"seed grapes"
Type of:
remove take take away
Derived:
seeder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 8
a small hard fruit
Type of:
fruit
Kinds of:
edible seed coffee bean coffee berry coffee pip
Derived:
sow sough
noun Sense 9
a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
Type of:
ovule
Derived:
sow sough
noun Sense 10
one of the outstanding players in a tournament
Type of:
player participant
noun Sense 11
anything that provides inspiration for later work
Type of:
inspiration
Kinds of:
taproot muse
Derived:
evolve germinate develop
noun Sense 12
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Type of:
liquid body substance bodily fluid body fluid
Kinds of:
milt
Derived:
ejaculate inseminate fecundate fertilize fertilise
verb Sense 13
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
"She sowed sunflower seeds"
Type of:
put set place
Kinds of:
broadcast inseminate sow sow in scatter
Derived:
seeder sower
Verb group:
inseminate sow sow in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
farming agriculture husbandry
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
3
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finance bear turn out spill shed disgorge reseed rate rank range process treat