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seed

57 9.9
The whitish liquid from a male animal that can help an egg start to grow
  • noun
  • /siːd/
  • NSFW
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  • The farmer collected the bull's seed to use for breeding purposes.
  • male seed

That is what made us spread our seed or semen widely.

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Examples

  • I wanted lots of babies, but his seed never took root inside me again.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • And now, he will choose a bride and spread his seed.

  • Jeff, fill me with your seed!

  • Men are just naturally designed to broadcast their seed to the four winds.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Through his seed, our line endures.

  • And but at the last minute, he pulls out and spills his seed upon the ground.

  • You are fortunate he did not plant his seed inside you before he deserted.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • You carry my seed.

  • During mating season, many animals will spread their seed to ensure the survival of their species.

  • The veterinarian explained how the male's seed can fertilize the female's egg to create new life.

Synonyms

semen
vsseed
  • NSFW
98 5.4

Thick whitish fluid from a man's body that contains sperm and comes out during sex

is the general animal-produced whitish liquid used to fertilize an egg
come
vsseed
  • Offensive
49 9.9

The thick white liquid a man releases during sex

is the more neutral scientific term used for animals and reproduction
cum
vsseed
  • Offensive
36 9.9

A thick white fluid that a man releases during sex and that contains sperm

is the neutral animal-focused word used in formal contexts
seminal fluid
vsseed
  • NSFW
4 6.8

A man's thick white fluid that comes out during orgasm and contains sperm

is the broader animal-focused term rather than technical phrasing
ejaculate
vsseed
  • Offensive
3 8.7

Thick white fluid that comes from a man's penis and contains sperm

describes the same fluid but emphasizes production and animal origin

Idioms

1 5.9

To make someone begin to feel unsure about something

Use saved resources now in a way that harms future success

Compounds

Small seeds from sunflowers eaten as a snack, used in cooking or pressed for oil

10 3.6

Money given at the start to help a new business get started

9 1.0

Small oval seeds from a plant used in cooking and to make oil

5 1.8

Small grey seeds from a garden flower used in baking and cooking

5 1.3

A small part inside a pumpkin that you can eat as a snack

3 2.2

A small round seed from a plant used whole or ground to make a spicy sauce

2 3.6

Small aromatic seeds used to add flavor to food and drinks

1 3.4

A small brown seed used to give a warm, slightly spicy flavor to bread and food

Dried seeds of the coriander plant used as a spice

1 2.4

A small brown seed that adds a warm, slightly bitter taste to food

mustard seed
  • Literature
1 4.1

A very small idea or amount that can grow into something much larger

1 3.1

An edible seed from the cannabis plant used as food or in cooking

1 3.0

A book or list that shows seeds for sale with descriptions and prices

seed stock
  • Specialized
1 3.6

Seeds or tubers that farmers keep to plant next year's crops

1 2.3

Small seeds from the celery plant used to add flavor to food

1 4.5

A small seed with a sweet licorice taste that people use to flavor food and drinks

1 3.5

A sweet cake with seeds like caraway and a little lemon

seed cleaner
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A machine that removes dirt and broken seeds before storage

seed corn
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Kernels of corn kept for planting the next crop

seed pearl
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A very small imperfect round bead made by an oyster and used in jewelry

1 3.2

A plant that makes seeds to grow new plants

1 6.7

Money or goods kept for use later to help future growth

seed grain
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Kernels of crops like corn that farmers keep to plant next season

Bread made with caraway seeds that give it a warm, strong flavor

A mix of seeds fed to small pet birds like canaries and finches

cotton-seed tree
  • Specialized
9.5

A small bush that grows in salt marshes and has fruit with white fluffy tufts

3.0

A small brown seed from the dill plant used to add flavor to food

drop-seed
  • Specialized
9.4

A grass with very small seeds that fall off easily

A small part of a plant that you can eat and use in cooking

Small seeds with a strong smell used to add flavor to curry and other dishes

fern seed
  • Archaic
9.9

A tiny spore from a fern, once thought to make you invisible

jumping seed
  • Specialized
9.9

A seed from Mexican shrubs that moves because a baby moth inside wiggles

neem seed
  • Indian
7.3

A seed from the neem tree used to make natural insect spray, plant food, and medicine

9.9

Hard shiny grey seed from a tropical tree that people use to make jewelry and decorations

A small hard seed from the safflower plant used for bird food and to make oil

A seed that contains a lot of oil used to make cooking oil and other oils

A small insect that eats the seeds of plants like beans or peas

seed coat
  • Specialized
3.6

An outer covering of a seed that protects the young plant inside

seed oyster
  • Specialized
6.7

A small oyster that people move to an oyster bed to grow

A person or shop that sells seeds for planting

seed shrimp
  • Specialized
7.9

A very small water animal like a shrimp with its whole body inside a two-part shell

seed fern
  • Specialized
9.9

Plants that looked like ferns but made seeds long ago

seed lac
  • Specialized
9.9

Small dark pieces made by crushing and washing stick resin, used to make shellac

seed leaf
  • Specialized
5.5

First leaf or pair of leaves inside a seed that feed the young plant

A container used to grow edible shoots from seeds like bean sprouts

2.8

A shallow container for planting seeds and growing young plants

seed vessel
  • Specialized
5.2

The part of a plant that holds the small parts that grow into new plants after flowering

A small beetle that lays eggs in seeds of plants like beans and whose young eat the seeds

A pale yellow liquid used for cooking and salads that comes from sunflower seeds

silkworm seed
  • Specialized
7.6

Eggs of the insect that makes silk, used to start silk farming

Surface Forms

seed singular
seeds plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the older use of seed for the whitish liquid is to think of it as the 'start' of new life, like a plant seed that carries what it needs to make a new living thing.