I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
grass seed
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Now is the best time to plant grass seed.
seed capital
seed corn
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Young people are the seed corn management of the future.
seed money
seed pearl
seed tray (= a tray in which you plant seeds )
sowing the seeds of
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repressive laws that are sowing the seeds of future conflicts
terminator seed
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
top
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In the other semi-final top seed Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen will face compatriot Peter Espersen.
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Georgetown was a top seed that finished the season ranked first.
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Seeded three, she defeated top seed Amanda Wainwright 7-6, 7-6.
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Hingis, the 17-year-old top seed , defeated Natasha Zvereva 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
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It was Bates' toughest test in the competition so far which has seen other top seed tumble in the early stages.
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He is in the same half of the draw as top seed Peter Marshall, the world number five.
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The first 15 included ten starting outside the top seed and nine different nations.
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The 32-player tournament is Korda's first as a top seed and he admitted the pressure affected him.
■ NOUN
grass
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It may be that a grass seed has penetrated between the paws.
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The prairie seed mix was dry and fluffy-like grass seed.
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And we can plant grass seed .
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Standing in his yard and flinging grass seed , he doubted anything would grow there.
money
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They're out looking for seed money and a board now with a deadline of December.
mustard
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He is more of a gardener, watering seeds-#mustard seeds.
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Brown mustard seeds are easier to harvest and therefore are widely used in prepared mustards.
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The gospels commend faith the size of a grain of mustard seed .
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Cut remaining 2 tablespoons butter into bits and whisk into sauce along with mustard seed .
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The mustard seed is the smallest seed of all, but when it is planted it grows into a tree.
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Add the mustard seeds , herbs and salt and pepper; mix well.
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The ingredients of this particular concoction included garlic, mustard seed , tamarind and cream of tartar.
pearl
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She shall go all in grey and you shall lend her your seed pearls .
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He bought her a ring, with little seed pearls and a sapphire.
sesame
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Mix breadcrumbs, sesame seeds and almonds.
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All morning we seeded beans and corn, threshed sesame seeds and transplanted young peppers.
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Neutrogena natural sesame seed Body Oil is non-greasy.
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In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients together, except the sesame seeds , and stir until well-blended.
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I also visited a cooperative of peasant farmers who grow sesame seed .
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Sprinkle evenly with sesame seeds , pressing lightly to make them adhere.
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Place the flour, sesame seeds and salt in a large mixing bowl.
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Serve immediately, sprinkled with sesame seeds if desired. 6 to 8 appetizer servings.
tray
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Because polyanthus are more difficult to germinate, start them off in seed trays or pots in a greenhouse or cold frame.
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Use a small split cane the width of the seed tray to make a series of depressions in the levelled compost.
■ VERB
carry
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And if it does, its own activity carries within it the seeds of its own self-balancing.
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It is unfortunately true that labor, even in any department, may possibly carry with it the seeds of unhealthiness.
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If modernization carries the seeds of freedom, then modernization will have to wait!
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Birds carry seeds away, too.
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Insects pollinate them, birds and animals carry their seeds in their guts and on their fur and feathers.
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And so Johnny Appleseed carried seeds with him around the country, until he died.
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It is beginning to look as if he also carries within him a seed of self-destruction.
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Thus expanded negative reproduction carries with it the seeds of revolution.
contain
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It makes the tragedy even more complete, yet at the same time contains the seeds of hope.
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In fact, it would seem to contain the seeds from which corrupt marketing practices grow.
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In this sense such systems contain the seeds of their own destruction.
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But the task force contained the seeds of its own destruction.
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But innocence, in Malouf's stories, always contains the seeds of experience.
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The very behaviors that gay activists had spent years promoting seemed to have contained the seeds of disaster.
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Indeed, they contain the seed of a massive oak tree of nonsense.
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Every success contains the seeds of its own overthrow.
grow
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The grass, grown from seed , just held its own against the weeds.
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Political passion does not grow from seeds as dry as these.
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If the soil is not right then the seeds will not grow .
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The produce is grown from varietal seeds chosen for flavor, not longevity.
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With all the new and reintroduced varieties now on the market there has never been a better time to grow from seed .
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Unlike hybrid strawberries, these can be grown from seed .
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We cut grass with a ride-on mower and dead head if not growing for seed .
plant
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If there was one she could plant these seeds .
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Q: About a year ago, I planted some star fruit seeds .
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Presenting original ideas in notes is like planting seeds in a garden, Cooley says.
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He wandered along the brighter corridors near Nettles looking for a good place to plant his seeds .
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As Secretary of the Treasury you planted the seeds for the most far-reaching tax reform in our history.
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Over the past two springs between 500 and 600 farmers have unwittingly planted the contaminated seed bought from a company called Advanta.
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Discontent in women interested him; it gave him a conversational opening, a place to plant his seeds of compassion.
produce
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The velvety-brown cylinders towards the top of the stems are the female flowers which also produce the seeds .
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They flower abundantly and produce seeds .
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But the solution to every crisis seems to produce the seeds of the next.
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They may also flower under water and produce seeds there.
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Thus, grass grows asexual runners to propagate locally but commits its sexually produced seeds to the wind to travel farther.
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Oil producing seeds pressed together produce a solid cake that animals - particularly cattle - can eat.
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Given that pollen is lighter than seed , a flower that produces only seed can have only local offspring.
raise
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As with the previous two it can be raised from seed .
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This allows you to raise your own seeds , over-winter houseplants and propagate.
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Garden flowers received little attention at Thorndon, although asters were raised from seeds sent by Bartram.
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The school adopted the wood four years ago and since then pupils have been collecting and raising local seeds for replanting.
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Many herbs can be raised from seed .
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Cyclamen may also be raised from seed sown now in pots and pans and put outside in a shaded cold frame.
remove
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Peel the melon, remove the seeds and slice the flesh.
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Core all the peppers but keep the red peppers whole, removing the seeds from the center.
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Cut the pepper in half lengthways and remove seeds and stem.
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Cut the yellow peppers into strips, removing all the seeds .
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Cut open the chillis and remove the seeds .
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Peel peppers and remove stems, seeds and veins.
save
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Parents and teachers soon caught the planting mania, and saved seeds from their salads.
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We have always used home-#saved seed where we can.
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Not surprisingly, from his hot seat, the trade view of home-#saved seeds is rather different.
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An individual farmer can produce good farm-#saved seed only by incurring costs very close to the price of certified seed.
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Nasturtiums and Virginian stocks are examples of annuals that should produce worthwhile plants if you save the seed .
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But extinction is for ever and it doesn't do the world much good to save a seed for a year or two.
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Glucosinolates are the main consideration when saving rape seed .
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What's the best way to protect profits being eroded by farm-\#saved seed ?
sow
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Groundwork Prepare a really fine seedbed and sow the seeds thinly to avoid unnecessary thinning.
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To some extent, the rally at the beginning of the year sowed the seeds for its own destruction.
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We have already sown the seeds of what needs to be done to bring about job regeneration in my area.
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Even so, the repression of each revolt inspired later uprisings, sowing the seeds of future resistance.
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Trying to conceal and sow the seeds of discontent.
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Whoever sowed the seed , the conference was due to meet within a few hours.
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He sows seeds of confusion by way of a million opinions on every subject within its covers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
spread seeds/manure/fertilizer
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And what about the seeds of your other garden plants?
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Arizona seed growers suspect the infestation may widen because the state ships its seed to many other states and countries.
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Brussels sprouts in browned butter with caraway seeds.
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Firstly we need some seeds to grow our garden plants from.
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It is begun from a seed and all the characteristics that it can evolve are predetermined and contained within the seed.
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Saving seed can help balance the books, but it's not to be undertaken lightly.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Add 2 green peppers, seeded and sliced.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And how incredibly generous this man was; he seeded friendships that still write the history of the West.
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Plants had already seeded in crevices around the foundations, preparing to take over the instant man's will failed.
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Taking all this into account, we have to ask why the extraterrestrials should be remotely interested in seeding distant planets.