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[1] Botany . a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) , the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) , or both (mixed bud) . an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
[2] Zoology . (in certain animals of low organization) a prominence that develops into a new individual, sometimes permanently attached to the parent and sometimes becoming detached; gemma.
[3] Mycology . a small, rounded outgrowth produced from a fungus spore or cell by a process of asexual reproduction, eventually separating from the parent cell as a new individual: commonly produced by yeast and a few other fungi.
[4] Anatomy . any small rounded part.
[5] an immature or undeveloped person or thing.
[6] Slang . marijuana, especially potent marijuana from the buds, or flowering tops, of the hemp plant.
[7] to put forth or produce buds.
[8] to begin to develop.
[9] to be in an early stage of development.
[10] to cause to bud.
[11] Horticulture . to graft by inserting a single bud into the stock.
[12] in the bud , in an immature or undeveloped state: a Shakespeare in the bud. Also in bud.
[13] nip in the bud , to stop (something) in the beginning of its development: The rebellion was nipped in the bud.
[14] brother; buddy (used in informal address, as to one's brother or to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
[15] a male given name.
[16] Berenice, 1898–1991, U.S. photographer.
[17] Edith, 1876–1957, and her sister Grace, 1878–1939, U.S. social reformers.
[18] Ed·ville Ger·hardt [ed -vil gair -hahrt] /ˈɛd vɪl ˈgɛər hɑrt/ , 1871–1938, U.S. orthopedist.
[19] George, 1887–1995, U.S. playwright, director, and producer.
[20] Jacob, 1803–79, and his son, Lyman, 1835–1922, U.S. clergymen and writers.
[21] Sir John Joseph Caldwell, 1821–93, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1891–92.
[22] Robert Seng·stake [seng -stak] /ˈsɛŋ stæk/ , 1868–1940, U.S. newspaper publisher.
[23] William Bud , 1898–1974, U.S. actor, producer, and comedian, best known as the straight man of Abbott and Costello.
[24] Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
[25] Anthony, 1905–2000, English author.
[26] Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel prize 1950.
[27] Co·lin [koh -lin, kol -in] /ˈkoʊ lɪn, ˈkɒl ɪn/ , born 1937, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; secretary of state 2001–05.
[28] Earl Bud , 1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
[29] John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist.
[30] Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87.
[31] Lake, an artificial reservoir on the border of SE Utah and NE Arizona, on the Colorado River, formed by the construction of a dam (Glen Canyon Dam) (completed 1964). 186 miles (300 km) long.
[32] a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
[33] a partially opened flower (in combination ) rosebud
[34] any small budlike outgrowth taste buds
[35] something small or immature
[36] an asexually produced outgrowth in simple organisms, such as yeasts, and the hydra that develops into a new individual
[37] a slang word for marijuana
[38] in bud at the stage of producing buds
[39] nip in the bud to put an end to (an idea, movement, etc) in its initial stages
[40] (intr) (of plants and some animals) to produce buds
[41] (intr) to begin to develop or grow
[42] (tr) horticulture to graft (a bud) from one plant onto another, usually by insertion under the bark
[43] informal , mainly US short for buddy
[44] (ˈpəʊəl ) Anthony (Dymoke ˈdɪmək). 1905–2000, British novelist, best known for his sequence of novels under the general title A Dance to the Music of Time (1951–75)
[45] Cecil Frank. 1903–69, British physicist, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1950 for his discovery of the pi-meson
[46] Colin (Luther ) (ˈcəʊlɪn). born 1937, US politician and general; Republican secretary of state (2001–05)
[47] Earl, known as Bud Powell. 1924–1966, US modern-jazz pianist
[48] (John ) Enoch. 1912–98, British politician. An outspoken opponent of Commonwealth immigration into Britain and of British membership of the Common Market (now the European Union), in 1974 he resigned from the Conservative Party, returning to Parliament as a United Ulster Unionist Council member (1974–87)
[49] Michael. 1905–90, British film writer, producer, and director, best known for his collaboration (1942–57) with Emeric Pressburger. Films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Red Shoes (1948), and Peeping Tom (1960)

Words related to Bud

shoot, embryo, blossom, germ, nucleus, floret, spark, bloom, burgeon, develop, grow, pullulate

Words nearby Bud

bucolics, bucovina, bucranium, bucureşti, bucyrus, bud, bud fission, bud mutation, bud scale, bud sport, bud stick

Origin of Bud

21850–55, Americanism ; back formation from buddy

Words that may be confused with Bud

budder, butter

Other words from Bud

bud·der , noun
bud·less , adjective
bud·like , adjective
non·bud·ding , adjective, noun

Word origin for Bud

C14 budde , of Germanic origin; compare Icelandic budda purse, Dutch buidel

Synonyms for Bud

bloom, blossom, embryo, floret, germ, nucleus, shoot, spark, incipient flower