| NOUN | plant | seed | a small hard fruit |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | seed | a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa | |
| person | seed, seeded player | one of the outstanding players in a tournament | |
| cognition | seed, source, germ | anything that provides inspiration for later work | |
| body | seed, semen, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | |
| VERB | contact | seed | go to seed |
| possession | seed | help (an enterprise / enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money | |
| creation | seed | bear seeds | |
| contact | seed, sow | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth | |
| cognition | seed | distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds | |
| change | seed | sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain | |
| change | seed | inoculate with microorganisms | |
| change | seed | remove the seeds from |
| Sounds | siy'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... | |
| Meaning | A mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | endosperm | nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants |
| pericarp, seed vessel | The ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary | |
| testa, episperm, seed coat | Protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants | |
| Broader | ovule | A small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant |
| Spanish | semilla | |
| Catalan | llavor | |
| Verbs | seed | go to seed |
| seed | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth | |
| seed | bear seeds | |
| Meaning | One of the outstanding players in a tournament. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | seeded player | |
| Broader | player, participant | A person who participates in or is skilled at some game / game |
| Spanish | cabeza de serie | |
| Catalan | cap de sèrie | |
| Verbs | seed | distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds |
| Meaning | Anything that provides inspiration for later work. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | source, germ | |
| Narrower | muse | The source of an artist's inspiration |
| taproot | Something that provides an important central source for growth or development | |
| Broader | inspiration | arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity |
| Spanish | fuente, germen, semilla | |
| Catalan | germen | |
| Meaning | The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | semen, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come | |
| Parts | sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan | The male reproductive cell |
| Narrower | milt | seminal fluid produced by male fish |
| Broader | liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour | The liquid parts of the body |
| Spanish | corrida, esperma, leche, lefa, líquido seminal, semen | |
| Catalan | escorreguda, esperma, llet, semen | |
| Meaning | go to seed; shed seeds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The dandelions went to seed" | |
| Narrower | reseed | seed again or anew |
| Broader | spill, shed, disgorge | Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run ... / run out or over |
| Spanish | granar | |
| Nouns | seed | a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa |
| Meaning | Help (an enterprise / enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | finance | Obtain or provide money for |
| Meaning | bear seeds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | bear, turn out | bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year" |
| Spanish | granar | |
| Nouns | seed | a small hard fruit |
| seed | a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa | |
| Meaning | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She sowed sunflower seeds" | |
| Synonym | sow | |
| Category | farming, agriculture, husbandry | The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
| Narrower | broadcast | sow over a wide area, especially by hand |
| inseminate, sow, sow in | place seeds in or on (the ground) | |
| scatter | sow by scattering | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Similar to | inseminate, sow, sow in | place seeds in or on (the ground) |
| Spanish | sembrar | |
| Catalan | sembrar | |
| Nouns | seed | a small hard fruit |
| seed | a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa | |
| seeder | a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground | |
| Meaning | Distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | rate, rank, range, order, grade, place | Assign a rank or rating to |
| Spanish | preseleccionar | |
| Catalan | preseleccionar | |
| Nouns | seed | one of the outstanding players in a tournament |
| Meaning | sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "seed clouds" | |
| Broader | process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition |
| Nouns | seeder | a person who seeds clouds |
| Meaning | inoculate with microorganisms. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | inoculate | introduce a microorganism into |
| Spanish | introducir | |
| Catalan | sembrar | |
| Meaning | Remove the seeds from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "seed grapes" | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | granar | |
| Catalan | granar | |
| Nouns | seed | a small hard fruit |
| seeder | a kitchen utensil that removes seeds from fruit | |
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