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weeds

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/wiːdz/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/widz/

Collocations for "weeds"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "weeds" in context.

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weed

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [overgrown, messy, withering, brown] weeds
  2. [garden, yard, lawn] weeds
  3. the [garden] was full of weeds
  4. [covered, plagued, littered] with weeds
  5. [rustic, traditional, decorative] weeds
  6. weeds in the [garden]
  7. weeds growing around [rocks, corals]
  8. [pull, dig] up (the) weeds
  9. drugs: [two, five] grams of weed
  10. drugs: [smoke, sell, deal, confiscate] weed
  11. drugs: [arrested, busted, taken away] for dealing weed
  12. drugs: a weed [smoker, addict, store]
  13. UK: a weed of a [man, boy, person]
  14. UK: you're such a weed!
n as adj
  1. weed [spray, killer, remover]
v
  1. weed the [garden, lawn, flower beds]
  2. weeding in the [garden]
  3. weeding out the [garden]
  4. weed the [garden] out
  5. weed and [water, mulch, sweep, plan, prune]
  6. weed through the [applicants]
  7. weed out [weak, poor] [applicants, applications, options]
  8. weed out the [weakest, poor contenders]
  9. weed the [weakest] out
  10. [were, have been] weeded down to [two]
  11. weed [the garden, a flower bed]
  12. weed out [crime, dissent, crabgrass]
  13. weed [crime] out
  14. weed through the [applicants, books, data]
'weeds' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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<the edge> of the tall weeds - English Only forum
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