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sow the seed of — sow the seed(s) of To initiate or engender • • • Main Entry: ↑seed … Useful english dictionary
sow the seeds of — sow the seed(s) of To initiate or engender • • • Main Entry: ↑seed sow the seeds of To initiate or implant • • • Main Entry: ↑sow * * * sow the seeds (or seed) of do something that will eventually bring about (a particular result, esp. a… … Useful english dictionary
sow the seeds of something — sow/plant/the seeds of something phrase to do something that makes a process or feeling start to develop The seeds of doubt were already planted in his mind. Thesaurus: to make something start to exist or happensynonym Main entry: seed … Useful english dictionary
sow the good seed — plant the choice seeds, sow the best seeds … English contemporary dictionary
To eat the seed corn — Seed Seed (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seed — [[t]si͟ːd[/t]] ♦♦ seeds, seeding, seeded 1) N VAR A seed is the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows. ...a packet of cabbage seed... I sow the seed in pots of soil based compost. ...sunflower seeds. 2) VERB If you seed a piece … English dictionary
sow — 1. v.tr. (past sowed; past part. sown or sowed) 1 (also absol.) a scatter (seed) on or in the earth. b (often foll. by with) plant (a field etc.) with seed. 2 initiate; arouse (sowed doubt in her mind). 3 (foll. by with) cover thickly with.… … Useful english dictionary
sow — I VERB USES sows, sowing, sowed, sown (Pronounced [[t]so͟ʊ[/t]] in sow 1, and [[t]sa͟ʊ[/t]] in sow 2.) 1) VERB If you sow seeds or sow an area of land with seeds, you plant the seeds in the ground. [V n] Sow the seed in a warm place in… … English dictionary
seed — [sēd] n. pl. seeds or seed [ME sede < OE sæd, akin to Ger saat < IE base * sē(i) , to cast, let fall > L serere, to sow, plant, sator, sower, semen, seed] 1. the part of a flowering plant that typically contains the embryo with its… … English World dictionary
Seed — (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
