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seed

154 4.9
A small idea that starts a larger project or plan
  • noun
  • /siːd/
: semilla
  • The important thing for Vietnamese is to create good seeds for a better future.
  • seed money
  • seeds for the future
  • seeds of conflict

So that was the seed of of Moshi.

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Examples

  • The author used a simple idea as the seed for her novel, which later evolved into a complex story.

  • It's coming from a single seed of thought.

  • Yeah, and we'll use the money for my game as the seed investment.

  • Every black hole could be a seed to a new universe.

  • Everything I am doing now contains the seeds of origin from that time.

  • These are the things that, you know, the seeds are planted for this to grow.

  • I think the competition is sowing seeds of doubt in your brand.

  • I think, as I matured, the seeds that had been planted during college began to take hold.

    Academic text (2011)
  • His success planted an intellectual seed in future generations of economic bureaucrats.

    Academic text (2017)
  • His initial proposal served as the seed that inspired many innovative projects in the community.

Synonyms

source
vsseed
∞ 2.6

A place or thing where something comes from

is narrower meaning an inspiring beginning for creative development rather than any origin
springboard
vsseed
12 4.2

A thing that helps someone start or grow a career

is aimed at inspiring future creative projects rather than practical career advancement
germ
vsseed
11 5.6

A first small idea that leads to something bigger

is used for an inspiring prompt for creative future work rather than mere origin
3 4.3

Something that helps you start and make progress in a job or career

is focused on inspiring creative work rather than mainly serving as a practical start
germinal concept
vsseed
  • Formal
8.0

A basic idea that starts a plan or project

is more about an inspiring prompt that begins creative work not just a structural base
7.3

A creative thought that leads to new ideas or work

is an initiating inspiration that prompts future creative development rather than producing results

Antonyms

19 6.8

A period when activity and growth stop, often in business or the economy

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

How Inspiring

driving force
39 4.1
catalyst
55 5.0
inspiration
26 3.6
seed
154 4.9
idea
∞ 1.0
suggestion
24 3.5

Surface Forms

seed singular
seeds plural

Etymology

The word seed is used for a tiny idea that can grow because a small plant seed can become a large plant, so a 'seed' idea is the beginning of a bigger project or work.