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View synonyms for weeds

weeds

/ wiːdz /

plural noun

  1. Also calledwidow's weeds a widow's black mourning clothes
  2. obsolete.
    any clothing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of weeds1

pl of weed ²
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Example Sentences

“There were these communities that backed up to the river, where really all they had was blight and chain-link fences and overgrown weeds,” she said.

In the waters of Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka, a water buffalo emerges from a swim, its head adorned with a garland of floating weeds.

From BBC

Getting rid of all dead or living weeds is also a good idea, as is clearing gutters, roofs, decks, porches and stairways of flammable materials such as leaves and needles.

Getting rid of all dead or living weeds from this area is also a good idea, as is clearing gutters, roofs, decks, porches and stairways of flammable materials, like leaves and needles.

Grazing is another option, particularly for noxious weeds.

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