weed
Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.
Noun 4 meanings
Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.
“If it isn't in a straight line or marked with a label, it's a weed.”
A drug or the like made from the leaves or flowers of a plant.
A weak horse, which is therefore unfit to breed from.
A puny person; one who has little physical strength.
Verb 3 meanings
To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area (especially grass).
“I weeded my flower bed.”
To pilfer the best items from a collection.
To systematically remove materials from a library collection based on a set of criteria.
“We usually weed romance novels that haven't circulated in over a year.”
Etymology
From Middle English weed, weod, from Old English wēod (“weed”), from Proto-West Germanic *weud (“weed”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jood (“weed”), West Frisian wjûd (“weed”), Dutch wied (“unwanted plant, weed”), German Low German Weed (“weed”), Old High German wiota (“fern”). See also woad.
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WEED at a glance
WEED has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (W 4 + E 1 + E 1 + D 2) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,482 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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