- 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 details of the deception are a little in the weeds, but Wedgewood ultimately came clean.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
The BBC recently reported on residents there being forced to eat garden weeds to survive.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
A tiny stream now trickles through the weeds on the lake bed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Mall is still a largely abandoned wreck, with broken planter boxes and weeds at street level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Then she scurried across the porch, down the steps, and over to the mysterious weeds.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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