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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A late-round job interview with members of a company’s senior management team is not the time to get into the weeds about your technical skills.
From MarketWatch
That might be a spoiler, but “Wild Ride” doesn’t try to make bouquets out of weeds.
The audience must connect the dots, but I think he’s mourning our country’s crumbled civic and cultural infrastructure while encouraging artists to be the weeds that sprout from the cracks.
From Los Angeles Times
All stopped to watch as Principal Wombat walked Zeke out to the middle of the blacktop basketball court that had weeds growing up through the cracks.
From Literature
With software and remote cameras attached to his John Deere tractor, he can kill the weeds much more efficiently, a practice every farmer has to do before planting seeds.
From BBC
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