weed
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Pronunciation
- IPA /wiΛd/
Noun
weed noun
- Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.βIf it isn't in a straight line or marked with a label, it's a weed.β
- Short for duckweed.
- Underbrush; low shrubs.
- A drug or the like made from the leaves of a plant.
weed noun
- A garment or piece of clothing.
- Clothing collectively; clothes, dress.
- An article of dress worn in token of grief; a mourning garment or badge.βHe wore a weed on his hat.β
- (especially in the plural as "widow's weeds") (Female) mourning apparel.
weed noun
- A sudden illness or relapse, often attended with fever, which befalls those who are about to give birth, are giving birth, or have recently given birth or miscarried or aborted.
- Lymphangitis in a horse.
Verb
weed verb
- To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area.βI weeded my flower bed.β
weed verb
- To urinate.
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Synonyms
wee-weecannabismarijuanaganjamarihuanagrasspotsmokeskunkdopesessgagesensmary janecannabis sativamary-janeweedy
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