noun
- unwanted plants that grow in gardens or cultivated areas
- black mourning clothes
Usage: plural of weed
Usage: archaic; usually widow’s weeds
verb
- removes unwanted plants from a garden or area
Usage: third person singular present of weed
Examples
- The garden was full of weeds after the rain.
- She spent the morning pulling weeds from the flower bed.
- Dandelions are common weeds in most lawns.
- The widow wore her weeds for a full year.
- He weeds the vegetable garden every weekend.
- The farmer weeds between the rows of corn.
- These weeds grow faster than the vegetables.