Sprout

  • 21sprout — [[t]spraʊt[/t]] v. i. 1) bot to begin to grow; shoot forth 2) bot (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots 3) bot a shoot of a plant 4) bot a new growth from a seed, rootstock, or the like 5) something suggesting a sprout, as a young… …

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  • 22sprout — /spraʊt / (say sprowt) verb (i) 1. to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a bud from a seed or stock. 2. (of a seed, plant, the earth, etc.) to put forth buds or shoots. 3. to develop or grow quickly. –verb (t) 4. to cause to sprout. 5. to remove… …

  • 23sprout — Synonyms and related words: accrue from, adventurer, arise, arise from, be contingent on, be due to, begin, bine, bloom, blossom, bough, bourgeois gentilhomme, branch, branchedness, branchiness, brew, bud, bud from, burgeon, burst forth, come… …

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  • 24ˌsprout ˈup — phrasal verb same as sprout New businesses began to sprout up across the country.[/ex] …

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  • 25sprout — 1. noun a) A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts. b) A child. 2. verb a) To grow, where the initial state is a seed; to ger …

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  • 26sprout — Mawdesley Glossary 1.the shoot or growth on seed potatoes. 2.to sprit to sprout …

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  • 27sprout — spraÊŠt n. sprig, shoot; lad, young man (Slang) v. bud; bloom; burst forth; grow quickly; cause to sprout, grow …

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  • 28sprout — verb produce shoots. ↘grow (plant shoots or hair). ↘start to grow or develop. noun 1》 a shoot of a plant. 2》 short for Brussels sprout. Origin ME: of W. Gmc origin …

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  • 29sprout — verb 1) the weeds begin to sprout Syn: germinate, put/send out shoots, bud, burgeon 2) he had sprouted a beard Syn: grow, develop, put/send out 3) parsley sprouted from the pot Syn …

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  • 30sprout — verb 1) the seeds begin to sprout Syn: germinate, put/send out shoots, bud 2) parsley sprouted from the pot Syn: spring, come up, grow, develop, appear …

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