seed
/siːd/
verb
- To plant seeds in an area of ground.
- Farmers seed the fields with corn every spring.
- He seeded the garden with wildflowers.
- We need to seed the lawn before the rain comes.
- To remove seeds from a fruit or vegetable.
- She seeded the bell peppers for the recipe.
- You should seed the grapes if you are making juice.
- Please seed the watermelon before cutting it into slices.
- To arrange a tournament so that the strongest players or teams do not meet until later rounds.
- They seeded the top four teams to avoid early matchups.
- The committee will seed the players based on their rankings.
- The tournament director seeded the bracket carefully.
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noun
- The small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow.
- Each apple contains several small seeds.
- She planted a sunflower seed in the garden.
- Birds love to eat the seeds from the feeder.
- The beginning or origin of something that develops later.
- The idea was the seed of a successful business.
- His speech planted the seeds of doubt in their minds.
- That small argument was the seed of a much larger conflict.
- A player or team ranked in a tournament, especially one given a high position to avoid early elimination.
- She was the top seed in the tennis tournament.
- The number two seed advanced to the semifinals.
- As a low seed, they had to play the champion in the first round.
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