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seed

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "seed" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
4 characters
English (US)
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seed

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, seed is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofseed

1noun
  • A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
  • Any small seed-like fruit.

    Example: "If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn."

  • Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
  • (collective) An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.

    Example: "The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed."

  • A fragment of coral.
  • Semen.

    Example: "A man must use his seed to start and raise a family."

  • A precursor.

    Synonyms: germ

    Example: "the seed of an idea; which idea was the seed (idea)?"

  • The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors.
  • Offspring, descendants, progeny.

    Example: "the seed of Abraham"

  • Race; generation; birth.
  • A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.
1verb
  • To plant or sow an area with seeds.

    Example: "I seeded my lawn with bluegrass."

  • To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
  • To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.

    Example: "A venture capitalist seeds young companies."

  • To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
  • To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).
  • To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final or final.

    Example: "The tennis player seeded into the quarters."

  • To produce seed.
  • To grow to maturity.
  • To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.

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