Antonyms for weed


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : weed
Phonetic Transcription : wid


Definition of weed

Origin :
  • "plant not valued for use or beauty," Old English weod, uueod "grass, herb, weed," from Proto-Germanic *weud- (cf. Old Saxon wiod, East Frisian wiud), of unknown origin. Meaning "tobacco" is from c.1600; that of "marijuana" is from 1920s.
  • As in marijuana : noun grass, pot
  • As in plant : noun organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom
  • As in pot : noun marijuana
  • As in threads : noun clothes, clothing
  • As in wardrobe : noun clothes or furniture for storing clothes
  • As in cigar : noun roll of tobacco
  • As in tobacco : noun smoking substance
  • As in clothes/clothing : noun personal attire
  • As in alien : noun foreign being
  • As in garment : noun article of clothing
  • As in pull : verb drawing something with force
  • As in rake : verb scrape up, hoe
  • As in uproot : verb destroy; rip out of a place
Example sentences :
  • It's noways likely that I'd take the trouble to make up a lie about that weed.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • That weed was sure a corker for smell as well as smoke, Uncle Jim!
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • I thought you'd get wool-gathering over some weed or another, and maybe I'd overtake you.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Like all thistles this will become a weed if not kept down with a firm hand.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • Gigantically, Atlas-like, that sheet upholds Seward and Weed.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • The ash fell from the cigar as Mauville held the weed before his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • She for a time was swept about, a weed in this fury of storm.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • They fetched the weed and handed it reverently to the Curate.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 14, 1920 » by Various
  • He rose, grasping in his teeth the kreel of weed and shells.
  • Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida
  • Garget in the udder, or weed, is also to be guarded against.
  • Extract from : « Cattle and Cattle-breeders » by William M'Combie

Synonyms for weed

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