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Sprout — (sprout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprouting}.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to OFries. spr[=u]ta, AS. spre[ o]tan, D. spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw. spruta to squirt, to spout. Cf. {Sprit}, v. t. & i., {Sprit} a spar,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sprout — I UK [spraʊt] / US verb Word forms sprout : present tense I/you/we/they sprout he/she/it sprouts present participle sprouting past tense sprouted past participle sprouted 1) [intransitive] if a leaf or other part of a plant is sprouting, it is… … English dictionary
sprout — Synonyms and related words: accrue from, adventurer, arise, arise from, be contingent on, be due to, begin, bine, bloom, blossom, bough, bourgeois gentilhomme, branch, branchedness, branchiness, brew, bud, bud from, burgeon, burst forth, come… … Moby Thesaurus
sprout — sprout1 [ spraut ] verb 1. ) intransitive if a leaf or other part of a plant is sprouting, it is beginning to grow on the plant a ) intransitive if a plant sprouts, new leaves or SHOOTS begin to grow on it b ) transitive to make a plant start to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sprout — I. verb Etymology: Middle English spruten, from Old English sprūtan; akin to Old High German spriozan to sprout, Lithuanian sprausti to squeeze, thrust Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout … New Collegiate Dictionary
sprout — A structure resembling the s. of a plant. syncytial s. SYN: syncytial knot. * * * sprout sprau̇t vi to send out new growth: produce sprouts <vascular endothelial growth factor...has been shown to spur blood vessels to sprout (Greg Miller)>… … Medical dictionary
sprout — verb 1) the weeds begin to sprout Syn: germinate, put/send out shoots, bud, burgeon 2) he had sprouted a beard Syn: grow, develop, put/send out 3) parsley sprouted from the pot Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
sprout — verb 1) the seeds begin to sprout Syn: germinate, put/send out shoots, bud 2) parsley sprouted from the pot Syn: spring, come up, grow, develop, appear … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
sprout — v 1. burgeon, bud, begin to grow, come up, germinate, pullulate, put forth, shoot out or up; bloom, blossom, flower, open, bear fruit, fructify; flourish, luxuriate. 2. grow, develop, proliferate, wax, multiply; accelerate, quicken, snowball,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Prefab Sprout — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Banda de pop rock británica que se formó en Durham, a finales de la década de los setenta, con los hermanos Paddy y Martin McAlloon, quienes reclutaron al batería Neil Conti, para iniciar un grupo musical.… … Wikipedia Español
