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weed
  1. (countable) Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.
  2. Short for duckweed.
  3. (uncountable, archaic or obsolete) Underbrush; low shrubs.
  4. A drug or the like made from the leaves of a plant.
    1. (uncountable, slang) Marijuana.
    2. (with "the", uncountable, slang) Tobacco.
    3. (obsolete, countable) A cigar.
  5. (countable) A weak horse, which is therefore unfit to breed from.
  6. (countable, Britain, informal) A puny person; one who has little physical strength.
  7. (countable, figuratively) Something unprofitable or troublesome; anything useless.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “Ms. Cangelosi reported that Hulen Landscaping was able to remove a large weed, two dead bushes, and ivy debris from around the building.”
weed
  1. (archaic) A garment or piece of clothing.
  2. (archaic) Clothing collectively; clothes, dress.
  3. (archaic) An article of dress worn in token of grief; a mourning garment or badge.
  4. (plural) (Female) mourning apparel.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “Ms. Cangelosi reported that Hulen Landscaping was able to remove a large weed, two dead bushes, and ivy debris from around the building.”
weedery
  1. Weeds, collectively.
  2. A place full of weeds or used for growing weeds.
  3. (informal) A legal marijuana dispensary.
  4. Examples:
    1. “Two days later, Bee Young, the owner of Wickit Weedery on Main Street, sent a scathing email to the city councilors.”
      “He studies at Hempwards School of Herbcraft and Weedery, where the teachers include headmaster Alwaze Duinthadope and Professor McGanjagal.”
      “Bee Young, owner of Wickit Weedery, met with city officials when they drafted the proposed local regulations.”
weeder
  1. An agricultural worker who removes weeds.
  2. A tool used to remove weeds.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “For larger weeds, water thoroughly, then use a hand weeder to pop them out of the ground.”
      “In soft, loose, uncompacted soil, it is possible to operate a weeder at a much higher ground speed than when the soil is hard.”
      “The typical rod weeder consists of a frame with several plowlike beams, each having a bearing at its point.”
weedkiller
  1. a chemical agent that destroys unwanted plants (weeds) but not wanted ones (crops etc)
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “So throw out the weedkiller and invite some indigenous plants into your garden plot.”
      “The council will use an organic weedkiller to get rid of the ragwort, which won't harm other wildlife.”
      “The weeds and rampant vegetation seem to be dying off, as if the owner has run amok with a weedkiller can a few years too late.”
weed
  1. (countable, Scotland) A sudden illness or relapse, often attended with fever, which befalls those who are about to give birth, are giving birth, or have recently given birth or miscarried or aborted.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Ms. Cangelosi reported that Hulen Landscaping was able to remove a large weed, two dead bushes, and ivy debris from around the building.”
weedwhacker
  1. (US) a device used to destroy weeds; a string trimmer
weedkilling
  1. The destruction of weeds (unwanted plants).
weedeating
  1. (landscaping, US) The act or task of trimming weeds with a weedeater.
weedscape
  1. A landscape dominated by weeds.
weeding
  1. The removal of weeds; the process by which something is weeded.
weedeater
weedicide
weeds
weeds
weedling
  1. A small weed.
weedwhackers
  1. plural of weedwhacker
weedkillers
  1. plural of weedkiller
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Kerosene is also used as a fuel for tractors and power generators and as a solvent for garden chemicals such as weedkillers and insecticides.”
      “Pesticides, weedkillers, fire extinguishers and food additives, also undergo thorough testing.”
      “Weeds can be dealt with by a number of selected weedkillers that, if used correctly, are extremely effective.”
weedeaters
  1. plural of weedeater
weedicides
  1. plural of weedicide
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Farms use chemical fertilizers, hybrid seeds and artificial insemination and weedicides.”
      “Lamenting that environmental pollution had increased manifold, he said that farmers there were still using some of the weedicides that were banned in other countries.”
      “Agricultural chemicals, fertilizers, weedicides, and pesticides are applied to agricultural fields for increasing crop productivity.”
weedscapes
  1. plural of weedscape
weedlings
  1. plural of weedling
weedings
  1. plural of weeding
weederies
  1. plural of weedery
weeders
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