Bud
Definitions
- A male nickname.
- A Budweiser beer.
- Buddy, friend.
- A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
- Initialism of benzodiazepine use disorder.
- AB InBev
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A male given name from English. Southern-US, rare
- Something that has begun to develop.
- Synonym of guy, term of address for a man or person.
- Initialism of big ugly dish.
- A small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism.
- Brother.
- Potent cannabis taken from the flowering part of the plant (the "bud"), or marijuana generally.
- Cannabis that has been taken from the flowering part of the plant intended to be smoked.
- Marijuana.
- A weaned calf in its first year, so called because the horns are then beginning to bud.
- A pretty young girl.
Equivalents
Examples
“After a long, cold winter, the trees finally began to produce⟳ buds.”
“Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac.”
“breast buds”
“In this slide⟳, you can see⟳ a yeast cell forming buds.”
“You got any buds?”
“Hey bro, want⟳ to smoke⟳ some bud?”
“My pretty bud was unfolding and I was not there to see⟳ it. She was developing so rapidly, I felt I could not be from her a day without missing some sweetness that could never come⟳ again.”
“I like⟳ to hang⟳ out with my buds on Saturday night.”
“Anna's best bud, John (Malcolm Cumming), harbors a secret crush⟳ on her, which is indicative of the lazier, more derivative portions of the story that simply repeat⟳ tropes rather than comment⟳ on them.”
“[T]hen he shrugged his shoulders and said, with admirable philosophy: "Well, that's life, ain't it, bud?"”
“So I'm walking along, minding my own⟳ business, right, and suddenly I found myself trapped in a nuclear family. Oh, they were all around me, mom, dad, bud, sis.”
“I remember⟳ many visits from my uncle Bud.”
“I'd like⟳ a Bud, please⟳.”
“I spend⟳ substantially less time fiddling with the 4dtv than I did with my HTS Premier 70, to say⟳ the least. As far as quality goes, it puts the SLD to shame. With the BUD my 53" picture is outstanding. With DTV/USSB it looked like⟳ crap.”
“Shares of AB InBev (BUD) soared nearly 6% after the Budweiser, Bud Light⟳ and Stella Artois owner reported solid sales and earnings.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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