English dictionary
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English noun: seed | |||
| 1. | seed (plant) a small hard fruit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fruit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apple nut, ash-key, babassu nut, bean, bonduc nut, buckeye, caryopsis, coffee, coffee bean, coffee berry, cohune nut, conker, coquilla nut, edible seed, grain, horse chestnut, ivory nut, Job's tears, jumping bean, jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean, neem seed, nicker nut, nicker seed, nut, oil-rich seed, oilseed, pip, safflower seed, vegetable ivory | ||
| Part holonym | kernel, meat | ||
| 2. | seed (plant) a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ovule | ||
| Part holonym | endosperm, episperm, pericarp, seed coat, seed vessel, testa | ||
| 3. | seed (person) one of the outstanding players in a tournament | ||
| Synonyms | seeded player | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | participant, player | ||
| 4. | seed (cognition) anything that provides inspiration for later work | ||
| Synonyms | germ, source | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inspiration | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | muse, taproot | ||
| 5. | seed (body) the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | ||
| Synonyms | come, cum, ejaculate, semen, seminal fluid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | milt | ||
| Part holonym | sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon | ||
English verb: seed | |||
| 1. | seed (contact) go to seed; shed seeds | ||
| Samples | The dandelions went to seed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disgorge, shed, spill | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reseed | ||
| 2. | seed (possession) help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | finance | ||
| 3. | seed (creation) bear seeds | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bear, turn out | ||
| 4. | seed (contact) place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth | ||
| Samples | She sowed sunflower seeds. | ||
| Synonyms | sow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | broadcast, inseminate, scatter, sow, sow in | ||
| Verb group | inseminate, sow, sow in | ||
| Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry | ||
| 5. | seed (cognition) distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grade, order, place, range, rank, rate | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| 6. | seed (change) sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain | ||
| Samples | Seed clouds. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | process, treat | ||
| 7. | seed (change) inoculate with microorganisms | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inoculate | ||
| 8. | seed (change) remove the seeds from | ||
| Samples | Seed grapes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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