bud

1 [buhd] noun, verb, bud·ded, bud·ding.
noun
1.
Botany.
a.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
b.
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
2.
Zoology. (in certain animals of low organization) a prominence that develops into a new individual, sometimes permanently attached to the parent and sometimes becoming detached; gemma.
3.
Mycology. a small, rounded outgrowth produced from a fungus spore or cell by a process of asexual reproduction, eventually separating from the parent cell as a new individual: commonly produced by yeast and a few other fungi.
4.
Anatomy. any small rounded part.
5.
an immature or undeveloped person or thing.
verb (used without object)
6.
to put forth or produce buds.
7.
to begin to develop.
8.
to be in an early stage of development.
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verb (used with object)
9.
to cause to bud.
10.
Horticulture. to graft by inserting a single bud into the stock.
Idioms
11.
in the bud, in an immature or undeveloped state: a Shakespeare in the bud. Also, in bud.
12.
nip in the bud, to stop (something) in the beginning of its development: The rebellion was nipped in the bud.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English budde bud, spray, pod; akin to German Hagebutte hip, Old Norse budda purse, dialectal Swedish bodd head, Dutch buidel bag, purse, Middle Low German buddich swollen

Related forms
bud·der, noun
bud·less, adjective
bud·like, adjective
non·bud·ding, adjective, noun

Can be confused: budder, butter.
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bud

2 [buhd]
noun
brother; buddy (used in informal address, as to one's brother or to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; back formation from buddy

Bud

[buhd]
noun
a male given name.
Also, Budd.

Ab·bott

[ab-uht]
noun
1.
Berenice, 1898–1991, U.S. photographer.
2.
Edith, 1876–1957, and her sister Grace, 1878–1939, U.S. social reformers.
3.
Ed·ville Ger·hardt [ed-vil gair-hahrt] , 1871–1938, U.S. orthopedist.
4.
George, 1887–1995, U.S. playwright, director, and producer.
5.
Jacob, 1803–79, and his son, Lyman, 1835–1922, U.S. clergymen and writers.
6.
Sir John Joseph Caldwell, 1821–93, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1891–92.
7.
Robert Seng·stake [seng-stak] , 1868–1940, U.S. newspaper publisher.
8.
William ( "Bud" ) 1898–1974, U.S. actor, producer, and comedian, best known as the straight man of Abbott and Costello.

Pow·ell

[pou-uhl for 1, 4, 5; poh-uhl, pou- for 2, 3]
noun
1.
Adam Clayton, Jr. 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
2.
Anthony, 1905–2000, English author.
3.
Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel prize 1950.
4.
Co·lin [koh-lin, kol-in] , born 1937, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; Secretary of State 2001–05.
5.
Earl ( Bud ) 1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
6.
John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist.
7.
Lewis Franklin, Jr. 1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87.
8.
an artificial reservoir on the border of SE Utah and NE Arizona, on the Colorado River, formed by the construction of a dam (Glen Canyon Dam) (completed 1964). 186 miles (300 km) long.
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bud1 (bʌd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
2.  a.  a partially opened flower
 b.  (in combination): rosebud
3.  any small budlike outgrowth: taste buds
4.  something small or immature
5.  an asexually produced outgrowth in simple organisms, such as yeasts, and the hydra that develops into a new individual
6.  a slang word for marijuana
7.  in bud at the stage of producing buds
8.  nip in the bud to put an end to (an idea, movement, etc) in its initial stages
 
—vb , buds, budding, budded
9.  (intr) (of plants and some animals) to produce buds
10.  (intr) to begin to develop or grow
11.  (tr) horticulture to graft (a bud) from one plant onto another, usually by insertion under the bark
 
[C14 budde, of Germanic origin; compare Icelandic budda purse, Dutch buidel]

bud2 (bʌd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
informal chiefly (US) short for buddy

Powell (ˈpaʊəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  Anthony (Dymoke ˈdɪmək). 1905--2000, British novelist, best known for his sequence of novels under the general title A Dance to the Music of Time (1951--75)
2.  Cecil Frank. 1903--69, British physicist, who was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1950 for his discovery of the pi-meson
3.  Colin (Luther) (ˈcəʊlɪn). born 1937, US politician and general; Republican secretary of state (2001--05)
4.  Earl, known as Bud Powell. 1924--1966, US modern-jazz pianist
5.  (John) Enoch. 1912--98, British politician. An outspoken opponent of Commonwealth immigration into Britain and of British membership of the Common Market (now the European Union), in 1974 he resigned from the Conservative Party, returning to Parliament as a United Ulster Unionist Council member (1974--87)
6.  Michael. 1905--90, British film writer, producer, and director, best known for his collaboration (1942--57) with Emeric Pressburger. Films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Red Shoes (1948), and Peeping Tom (1960)

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Word Origin & History

bud
late 14c., budde, origin unknown, perhaps from O.Fr. boter "push forward, thrust," itself a Germanic word (cf. Du. bot "bud," O.S. budil "bag, purse," Ger. Beutel), or from O.E. budd "beetle." The verb is c.1400.
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Medical Dictionary

bud (bŭd)
n.

  1. A small, rounded anatomical structure or organic part, such as a taste bud.

  2. An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.

v. bud·ded, bud·ding, buds

  1. To put forth or cause to put forth buds.

  2. To reproduce asexually by forming a bud.

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Science Dictionary
bud   (bŭd)  Pronunciation Key 
Noun  

  1. A small swelling on a branch or stem, containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower. Some species have mixed buds containing two of these structures, or even all three. ◇ Terminal buds occur at the end of a stem, twig, or branch. ◇ Axillary buds, also known as lateral buds, occur in the axils of leaves (in the upper angle of where the leaf grows from the stem). ◇ Accessory buds often occur clustered around terminal buds or above and on either side of axillary buds. Accessory buds are usually smaller than terminal and axillary buds.

  2. A small rounded outgrowth on an asexually reproducing organism, such as a yeast or hydra, that is capable of developing into a new individual. See more at budding.

  3. A tiny part or structure, such as a taste bud, that is shaped like a plant bud.


Verb   To form or produce a bud or buds.
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Slang Dictionary

bud definition

[bəd]
  1. n.
    a Budweiser beer; any beer. (See also budhead.) : How 'bout one of them buds in a green bottle?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
Bud
Budweiser [beer]
BUD
Ferihegy Airport (Budapest, Hungary)
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Idioms & Phrases

bud

see nip in the bud.

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Example sentences from the web
Leaf scar the mark left on a branch from the previous location of a bud or
  leaf.
Bud also takes an interest in marcy when steve leaves her, he actively pursues
  her.
Bud tries relentlessly to bed her, and succeeds, but only once.
The oviposition leaves wounds on the exterior of the flower bud.
Slang
best bud
sense
Idioms & Phrases
nip in the bud
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