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noun

ˈbəd How to pronounce bud (audio)
Definition of budnext
as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood that sitcom star is still a bud, so all he needs right now are looks and personality

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bud

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verb

as in to flower

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Recent Examples of bud
Noun
Plus, the buds are IP54 dust- and sweat-resistant and offer up to 30 hours of battery life with the charging case. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 In contrast, clip-on, open-ear buds like the Sony LinkBuds Clip leave the ear canal entirely unblocked. — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Verb
Besides being actual royalty, the late Princess of Wales was also a budding fashion icon who naturally fit in with creative types. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 27 May 2026 From that polyp colony, free-swimming medusae bud off and develop into mature adults within a matter of weeks. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
  1. kid
  2. flower
  3. child
  4. blossom
  5. cub
  6. bloom
  7. leaf
Noun
  • For older kids who have trouble adjusting to the demands on the school year, plenty of time to wind down after school and a predictable morning routine are key.
    — Parents, Parents, 17 July 2026
  • That said, this probably won’t be even faintly legible on a home entertainment system, let alone the handheld gadgets that kids like the ones seen here prefer to watch entertainment on these days.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
Definition of kid
Verb
  • Bring the plant or flower with you so the vet can identify it.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
  • Plants that flower less or look leggy may need replacing, or just a bit of TLC.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Definition of flower
Noun
  • The investigation is part of a broader crackdown on what’s known as birth tourism, the practice of traveling to another country, so a child is born there.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • Much has once again been made of that famous 2007 photoshoot in which Messi was pictured bathing a young child, which turned out to be Yamal.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of child
Verb
  • While its roots go back to Don the Beachcomber in Hollywood in the 1930s, tiki culture blossomed after World War II, when American soldiers came back from the Pacific theater with stories of tropical islands.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • As the 1990s progressed, the Boston blossomed into a fashion statement for a wider audience.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of blossom
Noun
  • Conservationists say the bears were likely taken from the wild as cubs.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • Her male cub followed suit, and the two cheetahs began to creep toward a herd of unsuspecting Thomson’s gazelles, grazing about 100 yards away.
    — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of cub
Verb
  • Cheryl planted perennials at the property to bloom throughout the year.
    — David Caraccio Updated July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • Within days of the pool being refilled on June 9, patches of vivid green algae bloomed across the surface, particularly near the Lincoln and World War II memorials.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of bloom
Verb
  • Planting a leafed-out, growing hosta from a pot is identical to any other transplanting process.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • Twelve-hundred years passed in the shade of the Major Oak of Sherwood Forest before it was declared dead after failing to come to leaf.
    — Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Definition of leaf

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“Bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bud. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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