Burgeon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
  • verb-intransitive. To begin to grow or blossom.
  • verb-intransitive. To grow or develop rapidly.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. bud, sprout, shoot
  • v. To grow or expand.
  • v. To swell to the point of bursting.
  • v. Of plants, to bloom, bud.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To bud. See bourgeon.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A bud; a sprout.
  • n. A boss used for the cover of a book, to prevent injury to the binding. Often written burgen.
  • To bud; sprout; put forth new buds; shoot forth, as a branch.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. grow and flourish
    • Verb Form
    burgeoned    burgeoning    burgeons   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    grow   
    Variant
    bourgeon   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bud    germinate    grow    sprout    expand    blossom    green   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    sturgeon    surgeon   
     
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