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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Its rangers and volunteers keep the outline defined by rechalking the figure every decade or so to protect it from weeds and erosion.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
With the help of the flock, Lily eventually weeds out George’s murderer among the colorful townspeople, but not before “The Sheep Detectives” lands a couple of remarkable gut punches.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The family moved to Georgia, and as a young man Turner began doing odd jobs for the billboard company his father had set up, cutting weeds in front of the signs and helping the painters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
“We need to get in the weeds of this,” he said of the City Council’s deliberations, which he characterized as attempting to ensure maximum benefit and minimum fallout.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
It’s got almost everything—hardware-store stuff and feed and bits of tractors and plants and huge bags of stuff to kill bugs and weeds and cans of paint and even animals.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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