noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of weed form-of, plural
2. 2
   Clothes. obsolete, plural, plural-only

   "Come, let us hence, and put on other weeds;"

3. 3
   a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of weed form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

weedblackboneschaffdeadwooddishwater

Antonyms

All antonyms

grass

Example

More examples

"Many weeds were growing among the flowers."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inflected form of weed.

Etymology 2

From Old English wǣd, wǣde, from Proto-Germanic *wēdiz (“piece of cloth, garment”).

Related phrases

widow's weeds

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