(v): cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
(v): help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
(v): obtain or provide money for
(v): bear seeds
(v): bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"
(v): place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
(v): put into a certain place or abstract location
(v): distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
(v): assign a rank or rating to
(v): sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
(v): subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
(v): inoculate with microorganisms
(v): introduce a microorganism into
(v): remove the seeds from
(v): remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
(n): a small hard fruit
(n): the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
(n): a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
(n): a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
(n): one of the outstanding players in a tournament
(n): a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
(n): anything that provides inspiration for later work
(n): arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
(n): the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
(n): the liquid parts of the body
In glassmaking, the term for minute bubbles of gas, usually occurring in groups.