Seed Synonyms & Definitions

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• SeedDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) Race; generation; birth.
2. (v. t.) To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
3. (n.) That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
4. (n.) The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural.
5. (pl. ) of Seed
6. (n.) The principle of production.
7. (n.) Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
8. (n.) Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper; as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.
9. (v. t.) To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.
10. (n.) A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.

• SeeDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum.
2. (v. i.) Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often followed by a preposition, as through, or into.
3. (v. i.) To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally with to; as, to see to the house.
4. (v. i.) To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he sees distinctly.
5. (v. t.) To fall in with; to have intercourse or communication with; hence, to have knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.
6. (v. t.) To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to behold; to descry; to view.
7. (v. t.) To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to see one home; to see one aboard the cars.
8. (v. t.) To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to regard attentivelly; to look after.
9. (v. t.) To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to ascertain.
10. (n.) Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome.
11. (v. t.) To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.
12. (n.) A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

• SeedcakeDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A sweet cake or cooky containing aromatic seeds, as caraway.

• SeednessDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) Seedtime.