- present tense form of weed (3rd person singular).
weeds
Britishplural noun
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Also called: widow's weeds. a widow's black mourning clothes
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obsolete any clothing
Etymology
Origin of weeds
pl of weed ²
Example Sentences
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The BBC recently reported on residents there being forced to eat garden weeds to survive.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The other key is making sure he’s getting into the weeds on what the firm is building.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Many residents have turned to cooking garden weeds as they have run out of the vegetables they managed to grow over the summer, she explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Joseph also was known as an executive who liked to get into the weeds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
But Tansy was skittering down the slick weeds toward the ditch.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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