Sprout
11sprout — [[t]spra͟ʊt[/t]] sprouts, sprouting, sprouted 1) VERB When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. 2) VERB When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow… …
12sprout — sprout1 [spraut] v [: Old English; Origin: sprutan] 1.) [I and T] if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing ↑shoots, ↑buds, or leaves ▪ Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout. ▪ Trees were starting to… …
13sprout — {{11}}sprout (n.) shoot of a plant, sprout; a twig, O.E. sprota (see SPROUT (Cf. sprout) (v.)). {{12}}sprout (v.) O.E. sprutan (in asprutan to sprout ), from P.Gmc. *spreutanan (Cf. O.S. sprutan, O.Fris. spruta, M.Du. spruten, O.H.G. spriozan,… …
14sprout — sprout1 [ spraut ] verb 1. ) intransitive if a leaf or other part of a plant is sprouting, it is beginning to grow on the plant a ) intransitive if a plant sprouts, new leaves or SHOOTS begin to grow on it b ) transitive to make a plant start to… …
15sprout — 1 verb 1 (I) if leaves or buds sprout they appear and begin to grow 2 (I, T) if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout they start to produce shoots, or buds: Keep the tray away from direct sunlight until the seeds begin to sprout. | sprout sth: The… …
16sprout — /sprowt/, v.i. 1. to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed. 2. (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots. 3. to develop or grow quickly: a boy awkwardly sprouting into manhood. v.t. 4. to cause to sprout. 5. to remove sprouts… …
17sprout — I. verb Etymology: Middle English spruten, from Old English sprūtan; akin to Old High German spriozan to sprout, Lithuanian sprausti to squeeze, thrust Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout …
18sprout — A structure resembling the s. of a plant. syncytial s. SYN: syncytial knot. * * * sprout sprau̇t vi to send out new growth: produce sprouts <vascular endothelial growth factor...has been shown to spur blood vessels to sprout (Greg Miller)>… …
19sprout — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Sprout is used after these nouns: ↑bean {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Sprout is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bulb, ↑seed Sprout is used with these nouns as the object: ↑leaf, ↑wing …
20sprout — [spraʊt] verb I 1) [I/T] if a plant sprouts, or if it sprouts something, new leaves or SHOOTS begin to grow on it 2) [I] to suddenly appear or increase in number A lot of these modern buildings have sprouted suddenly along the shore of the… …
