Seednoun
(countable) A fertilized grain, initially encased in a fruit, which may grow into a mature plant.
Seednoun
A fertilized ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
Seednoun
(uncountable) An amount of fertilized grain that cannot be readily counted.
Seednoun
(uncountable) Semen.
Seednoun
A precursor.
Seednoun
(countable) The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors.
Seednoun
The initial position of a competitor or team in a tournament. (seed position)
Seednoun
The competitor or team occupying a given seed. (seed position)
Seednoun
Initialization state of a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG). (seed number)
Seednoun
Commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)
Seednoun
Offspring, descendants, progeny.
Seednoun
Race; generation; birth.
Seednoun
A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.
Seedverb
(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds.
Seedverb
(transitive) To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
Seedverb
(transitive) To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
Seedverb
To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
Seedverb
To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).
Seedverb
(intransitive) To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final, or final.
Seedverb
(intransitive) To produce seed.
Seedverb
(intransitive) To grow to maturity.
Seedverb
To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.
Seedverb
(dialectal) see
Seednoun
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.
Seednoun
The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; - not used in the plural.
Seednoun
That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
Seednoun
The principle of production.
Seednoun
Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
Seednoun
Race; generation; birth.
Seedverb
To sow seed.
Seedverb
To shed the seed.
Seedverb
To grow to maturity, and to produce seed.
Seedverb
To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.
Seedverb
To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
Seednoun
a small hard fruit
Seednoun
a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
Seednoun
one of the outstanding players in a tournament
Seednoun
anything that provides inspiration for later work
Seednoun
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Seedverb
go to seed; shed seeds;
Seedverb
help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
Seedverb
bear seeds
Seedverb
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth;
Seedverb
distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
Seedverb
sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain;
Seedverb
inoculate with microorganisms
Seedverb
remove the seeds from;
Seed
A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering. The formation of the seed is part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiosperm plants.
Leechernoun
One who leeches; a physician.
Leechernoun
One who downloads a torrent.