seed
- noun
- /siːd/
- 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.
- So that was the seed of of Moshi.
- And that was really the the seed for this poem called War Rug.
- And that is the seed of their downfall.
- It's coming from a single seed of thought.
- These are the things that, you know, the seeds are planted for this to grow.
- You have to have some seed from which to be curious.
- How you live depends on which seeds you water.
- And to plant these seeds in his head is so cruel and unfair.
- So when you were born, I liken to a seed is planted.
- And that became that seed that grew me in the years that followed.
- So let this be a planting of seeds as well as a watering of seeds.
- And so that that's like a seed at your birth.
Examples
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The author used a simple idea as the seed for her novel, which later evolved into a complex story.
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It's coming from a single seed of thought.
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Yeah, and we'll use the money for my game as the seed investment.
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Every black hole could be a seed to a new universe.
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Everything I am doing now contains the seeds of origin from that time.
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These are the things that, you know, the seeds are planted for this to grow.
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I think the competition is sowing seeds of doubt in your brand.
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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
A place or thing where something comes from
A thing that helps someone start or grow a career
A first small idea that leads to something bigger
Something that helps you start and make progress in a job or career
A basic idea that starts a plan or project
A creative thought that leads to new ideas or work
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Idioms
Compounds
Small seeds from sunflowers eaten as a snack, used in cooking or pressed for oil
- Specialized
A very small imperfect round bead made by an oyster and used in jewelry
- Specialized
A small bush that grows in salt marshes and has fruit with white fluffy tufts
- Specialized
A seed from Mexican shrubs that moves because a baby moth inside wiggles
- Indian
A seed from the neem tree used to make natural insect spray, plant food, and medicine
- UK
Hard shiny grey seed from a tropical tree that people use to make jewelry and decorations
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A very small water animal like a shrimp with its whole body inside a two-part shell
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Small dark pieces made by crushing and washing stick resin, used to make shellac
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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
How Inspiring
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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.