All plant synonyms
plant
P p noun plant
- brushwood β Brushwood consists of small pieces of wood that have broken off trees and bushes.
- armory β armor or armorial bearings
- boscage β a mass of trees and shrubs; thicket
- counterspy β a spy working against or investigating enemy espionage
- flax β any plant of the genus Linum, especially L. usitatissimum, a slender, erect, annual plant having narrow, lance-shaped leaves and blue flowers, cultivated for its fiber and seeds.
- blow off β If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- narc β a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- abaca β a Philippine plant, Musa textilis, related to the banana: family Musaceae. Its leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp
- bosk β a small wood of bushes and small trees
- factory β a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- ambary β a tropical Asian malvaceous plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, that yields a fibre similar to jute
- bush β A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.
- accomplice β Someone's accomplice is a person who helps them to commit a crime.
- organism β a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- fennel β a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- drawing card β a person who or thing that attracts attention or patrons.
- mill β Arithmetic and Logic Unit
- intelligencer β a person or thing that conveys information.
verb plant
- glueing β Present participle of glue; obsolete spelling of gluing.
- bs β BS is an abbreviation for 'British Standard', which is a standard that something sold in Britain must reach in a test to prove that it is satisfactory or safe. Each standard has a number for reference.
- graft β the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- inter β to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- indoctrinate β to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- concenter β to bring or come to a common center; concentrate or converge
- bury β To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
- lodge β Henry Cabot, 1850β1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893β1924.
- in-grain β to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
- farm β processor farm
- anchor β An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place.
- curl up β to adopt a reclining position with the legs close to the body and the back rounded
- infuse β to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
- garden β Alexander, 1730?β91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
- lay β to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
- bulling β the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- homestead β a town in S Florida.
- misguide β to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- make ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lie low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- build in β to incorporate or construct as an integral part
- in state β to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- imbed β embed.
- bonk β If two people bonk, they have sexual intercourse.
- homesteaded β a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- husbanded β a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
adj plant
- lupine β any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.