spud
English Thesaurus
1. a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | hand shovel, |
| definition | : | a shovel that is operated by hand (noun.artifact) |
2. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | starches, |
| definition | : | foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) (noun.food) |
| hypernym | : | solanaceous vegetable, |
| definition | : | any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon (noun.food) |
| hypernym | : | root vegetable, |
| definition | : | any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | baked potato, |
| definition | : | potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | mashed potato, |
| definition | : | potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | uruguay potato, |
| definition | : | similar to the common potato (noun.food) |
| part holonym | : | jacket, |
| definition | : | the outer skin of a potato (noun.food) |
3. produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | grow, |
| definition | : | increase in size by natural process (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | germinate, |
| definition | : | cause to grow or sprout (verb.change) |
4. initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | bore, drill, |
| definition | : | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact) |
5. produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)
| derivation | : | germ, |
| definition | : | a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | sprout, |
| definition | : | a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | sprout, |
| definition | : | any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | shoot, |
| definition | : | a new branch (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | germination, sprouting, |
| definition | : | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | gemmation, pullulation, |
| definition | : | asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | germ, |
| definition | : | a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | sprout, |
| definition | : | a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) (noun.food) |
| derivation | : | sprout, |
| definition | : | any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | shoot, |
| definition | : | a new branch (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | germination, sprouting, |
| definition | : | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | gemmation, pullulation, |
| definition | : | asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual (noun.process) |
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