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Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.
Norman Ralph Augustine

Meaning of "weeds" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WEEDS

Pl of weed².
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WEEDS

weeds  [wiːdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEEDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weeds is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WEEDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Weed (disambiguation)

A weed is an unwanted plant or any species that can quickly adapt to any environment. Weed or weeds may also refer to...

Definition of weeds in the English dictionary

The definition of weeds in the dictionary is Also called: widow's weeds. a widow's black mourning clothes. Other definition of weeds is any clothing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEEDS


beads
biːdz
boards
bɔːdz
cards
kɑːdz
cords
kɔːdz
deeds
diːdz
Guards
ɡɑːdz
keyboards
ˈkiːbɔːdz
Leeds
liːdz
Lords
lɔːdz
Meads
miːdz
needs
niːdz
proceeds
ˈprəʊsiːdz
records
ˈrɛkɔːdz
regards
rɪˈɡɑːdz
rewards
rɪˈwɔːdz
thirds
θɜːdz
towards
təˈwɔːdz
tweeds
twiːdz
two-thirds
ˌtuːˈθɜːdz
words
wɜːdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEEDS

weed
weed out
weeder
weedery
weedhead
weedicide
weedier
weediest
weedily
weediness
weeding
weedkiller
weedless
weedlike
weedy
week
weekday
weekdays
weekend
weekend bag

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEEDS

Beds
bunk beds
caraway seeds
catch a few zeds
Chiltern Hundreds
classifieds
hundreds
marrieds
meds
one´s heart bleeds
red beds
sesame seeds
special educational needs
special needs
sunflower seeds
the hundreds
twin beds
widow´s weeds
young marrieds
zeds

Synonyms and antonyms of weeds in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «weeds» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEEDS

Find out the translation of weeds to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weeds from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weeds» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杂草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malezas
570 millions of speakers

English

weeds
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأعشاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сорняки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ervas daninhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আগাছা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les mauvaises herbes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumpai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unkraut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雑草
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잡초
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cỏ dại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

களைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

matem elbisesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erbacce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chwasty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бур´яни
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buruieni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζιζάνια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onkruid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ogräs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ugress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weeds

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEEDS»

The term «weeds» is very widely used and occupies the 18.884 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEEDS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «weeds» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «weeds» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weeds

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10 QUOTES WITH «WEEDS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weeds.
1
Norman Ralph Augustine
Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.
2
William Bernbach
Our job is to sell our clients' merchandise... not ourselves. Our job is to kill the cleverness that makes us shine instead of the product. Our job is to simplify, to tear away the unrelated, to pluck out the weeds that are smothering the product message.
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Roy Blount, Jr.
When I weed, I like to get off into my own head. For one thing, my wife plants and I have trouble telling which plants are weeds and which are my favorite plants. So I tend to hop around and grab the weeds that I know are weeds. So I don't weed all that linearly. I tend to weed haphazardly.
4
Mark Boal
I mean, journalism is very detailed... you try to get down in the weeds and sort out exactly what happened. And I don't think that a feature film is really a place where that happens.
5
Charlotte Bronte
Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow firm there, firm as weeds among stones.
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Sylvia Browne
The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name.
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A. S. Byatt
In my mind's eye, Shakespeare is a huge, hot sea-beast, with fire in his veins and ice on his claws and inscrutable eyes, who looks like an inchoate hump under the encrustations of live barnacle-commentaries, limpets and trailing weeds.
8
John Bytheway
My own back yard, and my mom and dad's back yard, is where I learned about tomatoes and weeds and daily maintenance.
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Mitch Daniels
Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make.
10
Nina Fedoroff
Weeds do become resistant to herbicides, and it needs to be managed with multiple herbicides.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEEDS»

Discover the use of weeds in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weeds and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Weeds: How vagabond plants gatecrashed civilisation and ...
Weeds survive, entombed in the soil, for centuries.
Richard Mabey, 2010
2
Weeds
Sixty-four photographic portraits of the common dandelion, evening primrose, sunflower, and many other "unwanted plants" uncover the natural beauty that persists right in our own backyards.
Howard Bjornson, 2000
3
Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada: A Guide for ...
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France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1999
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Weeds of the South
"Featuring more than fifteen hundred full-color photographs, this handy guide provides essential information on four hundred of the most troublesome weedy and invasive plants found in the southern United States"--P. [2] of cover.
Charles T. Bryson, Michael S. DeFelice, 2009
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Noxious Weeds of Australia
"This is a reference book containing information on over 200 species, including where each is proclaimed and what the legal requirements are for its control.
William Thomas Parsons, Eric George Cuthbertson, 2001
6
Weeds
"Weeds" renders in decidedly feminist terms the harsh life of tobacco share croppers in Kentucky in ht early 20th century.
Edith Summers Kelley, 1996
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In the Weeds
A companion to the Showtime series follows the exploits of marijuana-dealing widow Nancy Botwin and her PTA president best friend Celia Hodes as they struggle to retain control over their lives in the face of Nancy's business and Celia's ...
Kera Bolonik, 2007
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Weeds
Two celestial visitors inform Derf that a rare element that impedes aging exists in his garden weeds on his West Virginia farm.
F. Whitney Harrington, 2009
9
Weeds: A Story in Seven Chapters
This new edition, with a critical introduction, bibliography and explanatory footnotes by Carolyn W. de la L. Oulton, reconsiders Jerome K. Jerome's important and neglected work.
Jerome Klapka Jerome, Carolyn Oulton, 2012
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Weeds Reported in Rice in South and Southeast Asia
Rice weeds are listed by rice culture by country. The lists were compiled from a comprehensive review of the literature on rice weeds and their control in 15 South and Southeast Asian countries.
Keith Moody, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEEDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weeds is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In Search Of Edible Weeds: Adventures In Urban Foraging By App
The next time you're out pulling weeds in the garden or stepping over a dandelion sticking out from the cracks of the sidewalk, consider where these wild greens ... «NPR, Jun 15»
2
Vancouver marijuana dispensaries differ on rules for who can buy pot
Don Briere stands behind the counter at Weeds Glass and Gifts in downtown Vancouver, surrounded by shelves of multicoloured pipes and clear boxes ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
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Weeds Glass and Gifts pot store raided by Vancouver police
Vancouver police have executed search warrants at the Weeds Glass and Gifts marijuana store at 2916 West 4th Avenue following a month-long investigation. «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
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EPA will require weed-resistance restrictions on glyphosate herbicide
U.S. regulators will put new restrictions on the world's most widely used herbicide to help address the rapid expansion of weeds resistant to the chemical, ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
5
Carol Link: Eradicate weeds completely, use edgers to help keep …
Right now, the slope is a mess of grass and weeds. How do I go about removing the weeds and covering the slope with thrift again, and how do I keep the thrift ... «Mail Tribune, Mar 15»
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'Weeds' vet Martin Donovan takes 'pivotal role' in Marvel's 'Ant-Man'
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Weeds" and "The Lottery" actor Martin Donovan has been cast in Marvel's "Ant-Man" in an unspecified role. While no ... «HitFix, Oct 14»
7
Oregon's Columbia River sees first aquatic weeds capable of …
SALEM — An aquatic weed capable of clogging irrigation canals and other waterways has appeared along the shores of the Columbia River in Oregon for the ... «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Oct 14»
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Books: 'Weeds' Star Mary-Louise Parker Will Pen Memoir For Scribner
You might say she's going from Weeds to leaves, though not of grass. Mary-Louise Parker, best known to TV audiences as Nancy Botwin on the hit Showtime ... «Deadline.com, Sep 14»
9
Decision could boost use of popular weed killer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with tougher and more resistant weeds, corn and soybean farmers are anxiously awaiting government decisions on a new version ... «Yahoo News, Aug 14»
10
Jim's Weeds medical marijuana store raided by Vancouver police
Vancouver police raided Jim's Weeds Lounge, a medical marijuana shop, saying they had received reports marijuana was being bought at the store and sold to ... «CBC.ca, Jul 14»

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