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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For those really willing to get into the weeds, a stock screener provided by Charles Schwab says there are 1,864 U.S.-listed microcap companies that have five or fewer analysts covering them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Perhaps best known as the main ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide, glyphosate is one of the most commonly used methods of handling weeds on farms and elsewhere.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
I went to them to look for the pretty weeds and wildflowers that grew in between the rows of people who lived lives long and short before me.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
The schools, clinics, the manicured golf course — onetime amenities from an industry awash in petrodollars — gone or overgrown with weeds.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
The roof leaked, the carriage horses’ ribs showed, and the flower gardens were overgrown with weeds.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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