weed

[ weed ]

/ wid /

noun

weeds, mourning garments: widow's weeds.

a mourning band of black crepe or cloth, as worn on a man's hat or coat sleeve.

Often weeds. Archaic.

a garment: clad in rustic weeds.
clothing.

Origin of weed

before 900; Middle English wede, Old English wǣd, ( ge)wǣde garment, clothing; cognate with Old Saxon wād, gewādi, Old High German wāt, gewāti clothing; cf. wadmal

Words nearby weed

wednesdays, wee, wee free, wee hours, wee-wee, weed, weed cutter, weed out, weed-killer, weeder, weedkiller

Definition for weeds (2 of 2)

weed ¹

[ weed ]

/ wid /

noun

a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.

any undesirable or troublesome plant, especially one that grows profusely where it is not wanted: The vacant lot was covered with weeds.

Informal. a cigarette or cigar.

Slang. a marijuana cigarette.

a thin, ungainly person or animal.

a wretched or useless animal, especially a horse unfit for racing or breeding purposes.

the weed,

Informal. tobacco.
Slang. marijuana.

verb (used with object)

to free from weeds or troublesome plants; root out weeds from: to weed a garden.

to root out or remove (a weed or weeds), as from a garden (often followed by out): to weed out crab grass from a lawn.

to remove as being undesirable, inefficient, or superfluous (often followed by out): to weed out inexperienced players.

to rid (something) of undesirable or superfluous elements.

verb (used without object)

to remove weeds or the like.

Origin of weed

before 900; Middle English wede, Old English wēod; cognate with Old Saxon wiod weed, Middle Dutch wiet fern

OTHER WORDS FROM weed

weed·less, adjective weed·like, adjective un·weed·ed, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for weeds

Lagos has an unplanned-ness to it, houses spring up everywhere like weeds, roads and streets interweave.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Literary Lagos |Henry Krempels |March 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Before we get too deep into the weeds,” Morgan interrupted, “Is your mom running for president?

Piers Morgan Pesters Clintons About 2016 Plans At CGI |Nina Strochlic |September 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I'm not going to go down deep into the weeds of all the details here.

Will ABC Finger the Liar? |Michael Tomasky |May 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Google “sexist articles about Bill Clinton” and you will be searching in the weeds.

Leave Jill Abramson Alone, You Sexists |Tricia Romano |April 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

In many of the schools in Rome, the once-manicured grounds are overgrown with weeds.

In Italy, Angry Students Occupy Schools |Barbie Latza Nadeau |November 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
When aquaria first came into favour such things as snails and weeds were excluded as eyesores and injurious.

The Open Air |Richard Jefferies
Nest—On the ground, consisting of a bed of dead leaves, under a bush or tuft of grass or weeds.

Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [January, 1898] |Various
Then there are flowers,or weeds in bloom; it amounts to the same thing,and no one scolds if you pick them.

In Wild Rose Time |Amanda M. Douglas
The avenue was free from weeds and in order, the two gates beyond him were new and substantial.

The Shuttle |Frances Hodgson Burnett
When John took the hoe, he hoed up the corn and left the weeds.

The Beacon Second Reader |James H. Fassett

British Dictionary definitions for weeds (1 of 3)

weeds

/ (wiːdz) /

pl n

Also called: widow's weeds a widow's black mourning clothes

obsolete any clothing

Word Origin for weeds

pl of weed ²

British Dictionary definitions for weeds (2 of 3)

weed ¹

/ (wiːd) /

noun

any plant that grows wild and profusely, esp one that grows among cultivated plants, depriving them of space, food, etc

slang

the weed tobacco
marijuana

informal a thin or unprepossessing person

an inferior horse, esp one showing signs of weakness of constitution

verb

to remove (useless or troublesome plants) from (a garden, etc)

Derived forms of weed

weeder, noun weedless, adjective weedlike, adjective

Word Origin for weed

Old English weod; related to Old Saxon wiod, Old High German wiota fern

British Dictionary definitions for weeds (3 of 3)

weed ²

/ (wiːd) /

noun

rare a black crepe band worn to indicate mourning See also weeds

Word Origin for weed

Old English wǣd, wēd; related to Old Saxon wād, Old High German wāt, Old Norse vāth

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