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noun

ˈbəd How to pronounce bud (audio)
Definition of budnext
as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood that sitcom star is still a bud, so all he needs right now are looks and personality

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bud

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verb

as in to flower

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Recent Examples of bud
Noun
Gardeners enjoy the blooms within the cluster that only last a day, but there are plenty of new buds to open. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 So grab a pair of these excellently affordable buds for yourself! — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
Beyond the budding relationship, Richards also noticed that some of Von Mierer’s predictions of disaster and doom at the end of the millennium weren’t exactly happening. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2026 Besides being actual royalty, the late Princess of Wales was also a budding fashion icon who naturally fit in with creative types. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
  1. kid
  2. flower
  3. child
  4. blossom
  5. cub
  6. bloom
  7. leaf
Noun
  • Davis, his wife and kids painted the picture of a family that had deep, meaningful connections to the heartbeat of this burgeoning southern metropolis in NASCAR country that, like so many cities, places its sports stars on a pedestal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • My kids loved Sakura, which takes a similarly hopscotching approach to Asia, mixing together Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, and Malaysian on its menu.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of kid
Verb
  • Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Plants have to be mature and about ready to flower when the central leaves turn varying shades of red.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of flower
Noun
  • In total, the support is equal to almost 70,000 Singapore dollars ($55,000) by the time a child is 17.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, settled a lawsuit over the harms of social media to children brought by California and other states.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of child
Verb
  • What started 20 years ago as a football camp has blossomed into much more.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • High schools, colleges and youth programs are blossoming at all levels at a record-breaking pace.
    — PJ Green August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of blossom
Noun
  • One of the three cubs had escaped on its own before rescuers arrived and has since been reunited with its family.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Footage released by the Los Angeles County Fire Department shows the mother bear and two of her cubs exiting the tank.
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cub
Verb
  • Like other outdoor plants, coleus requires several hours of full, direct sun each day to grow properly, maintain its coloration, and eventually bloom.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Across the archipelago’s more than seven thousand islands, countless sovereign communities once bloomed with distinct languages and traditions, until Spain claimed them all under a single name.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of bloom
Verb
  • These emotions are pertinent not only to the plant or leaf itself but also to living matter in its vicinity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Planting a leafed-out, growing hosta from a pot is identical to any other transplanting process.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
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