All sprout synonyms
sprout
S s noun sprout
- half-pint β half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- child β A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
- whippersnapper β an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, especially a young one.
- herbs β Plural form of herb.
- jointure β an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.
- half pint β half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- hybridization β to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- weeds β a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
- byproduct β A byproduct is something that is produced during the manufacture or processing of another product.
- chick β A chick is a baby bird.
- heiress β a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.
- greenery β green foliage or vegetation; verdure.
- innocents β free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- biennial β A biennial event happens or is done once every two years.
- boy β A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
- 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.
- germ β a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- kiddie β a child.
- weed β Thurlow [thur-loh] /ΛΞΈΙr loΚ/ (Show IPA), 1797β1882, U.S. journalist and politician.
- offshoot β a branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant.
- gamin β a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- herb β a male given name, form of Herbert.
- outgrowth β a natural development, product, or result: to consider truancy an outgrowth of parental neglect.
- dickens β Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812β70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840β41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
- outcrop β Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
verb sprout
- grow out of β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- bob up β to come up unexpectedly; appear suddenly
- mushroom β any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- move up β to pass from one place or position to another.
- grow β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- get to one's feet β To stand up.
- germinate β to begin to grow or develop.
- kick off β the act of kicking; a blow or thrust with the foot or feet.
- ascend β If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- lift off β Aeronautics, Rocketry. the action of an aircraft in becoming airborne or of a rocket in rising from its launching site under its own power. the instant when such action occurs.
- bloom β A bloom is the flower on a plant.
- burgeon β If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly.
- get going β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- crop up β If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
- branch out β If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
- bud β A bud is a small pointed lump that appears on a tree or plant and develops into a leaf or flower.
- bear fruit β plant: produce fruit
- begin β To begin to do something means to start doing it.