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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Most blocks have no more than one or two houses being framed, and as many or more lots still growing weeds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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
They might not be able to get into the weeds of the finer points of monetary policy, but they rightly sensed the central bank’s shortcomings in recent years.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
And so the anger and sadness continue to grow inside me like weeds, leaving no room for my heart to feel joy.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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