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- [tuhm-buh l-weed]
- /ˈtʌm bəlˌwid/
- /ˈtʌmbl.wiːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhm-buh l-weed]
- /ˈtʌm bəlˌwid/
Definitions of tumbleweed word
- noun tumbleweed any of various plants, as Amaranthus albus, A. graecizans, or the Russian thistle, Salsola kali, whose branching upper parts become detached from the roots and are driven about by the wind. 1
- noun tumbleweed plant: rolls along in the wind 1
- uncountable noun tumbleweed Tumbleweed is a plant that grows in desert areas in North America. It breaks off from its roots at the end of its life and then blows around on the ground. 0
- noun tumbleweed any densely branched plant that breaks off near the ground on withering and is rolled about by the wind, esp one of several amaranths of the western US and Australia 0
- noun tumbleweed any of a number of plants, as the pigweed or Russian thistle, that break off near the ground in autumn and are blown about by the wind 0
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Origin of tumbleweed
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1885-90; tumble + weed1
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Parts of speech for Tumbleweed
noun
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
tumbleweed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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