bud in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
bud in Konkani कोंकणी
bud in Sindhi سنڌي
bud in Tamil தமிழ்
bud in Telugu తెలుగు
bud in English
- bud⇄bud (1), noun, verb, budded,budding.
- bud⇄bud (2), noun.
(U.S. Informal.) =buddy. - bud⇄expr. in bud, in the time or condition of budding.
Ex. In spring the pear tree is in bud. - bud⇄expr. nip in the bud, to stop at the very beginning; forestall.
Ex. The coach nipped the boys' argument in the bud before it really got started. - bud⇄noun budder.
- bud⇄noun 1. a small swelling on a plant that will grow into a flower, leaf, or branch. A bud is a mass of growing tissue.
Ex. Buds on the trees are a sign of spring.
2. a partly opened flower or leaf.
3. (Figurative.) anything in an undev - bud⇄v.i. 1. to put forth buds.
Ex. The rosebush has budded.
2. (Figurative.) to begin to grow or develop.
Ex. That boy is budding into a scientist.
3. (Figurative.) to be like a bud in youth, beauty, or promise.
4. (of birds) - bud⇄v.t. 1. to bring into bud; cause to bud.
2. to put forth as buds.
3. to graft a bud from one kind of plant into the stem of (a different kind), as a method of propagating a desired quality or variety.
4. to produce by means of buds.