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- [buhd]
- /bʌd/
- /bʌd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhd]
- /bʌd/
Definitions of bud word
- countable noun bud A bud is a small pointed lump that appears on a tree or plant and develops into a leaf or flower. 3
- verb bud When a tree or plant is budding, buds are appearing on it or are beginning to open. 3
- vocative noun bud Some men use bud as a way of addressing other men. 3
- noun bud a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals 3
- noun bud a partially opened flower 3
- noun bud (in combination) 3
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Origin of bud
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English budde bud, spray, pod; akin to German Hagebutte hip, Old Norse budda purse, dialectal Swedish bodd head, Dutch buidel bag, purse, Middle Low German buddich swollen
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Parts of speech for Bud
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bud popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bud usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bud
noun bud
- shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- blossom — Blossom is the flowers that appear on a tree before the fruit.
- germ — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- nucleus — a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
- floret — a small flower.
verb bud
- burgeon — If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- pullulate — to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout.
- sprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
Antonyms for bud
verb bud
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
- wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
noun bud
- disbud — to remove leaf buds or shoots from (a plant) to produce a certain shape or effect.
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