bud
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- pronunciation:
- buhd
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A bud is a small thing that begins to stick out of a part of a plant. A bud is the beginning of a new leaf or flower.
It was early spring, and little green buds were beginning to appear on the bushes and trees.- similar words:
- germ, shoot, sprout
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| related words: |
bloom, blossom |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
buds, budding, budded |
| definition: |
When a plant buds, it grows or forms buds.
The rose bush is budding! Soon, the flowers will come out!- similar words:
- bloom, flower, sprout
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| related words: |
grow |
| derivations: |
budless (adj.), budlike (adj.) |
Bud is from an early English word that means "to swell."