bud
part of speech
noun (a bud, buds); verb (bud, buds, budded, budding)
meaning for a pupil
1) A bud is a small swelling on a plant that will open into a leaf or a flower. tree →
2) To bud means to grow buds: the trees are budding. tree →
3) «Bud» (informal, mostly American) is a friendly word for a friend or a boy. tree →
4) A budding artist is one who is just starting and may become good. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah Aaron's rod budded to show that God had chosen the tribe of Levi for the priesthood. Job uses the bud as a picture of hope, since even a cut tree may bud again at the scent of water, and Ezekiel says that "arrogancy hath budded". Interpretation: Tradition sees the budding almond rod as a miracle that ended the people's complaints, and a sign that priesthood is given by God. The rabbis read Job's budding tree as a hope for renewal, and Ezekiel's budding pride as a sign that wrong grows until it is ripe for judgment. In the primary lessons: In science, buds appear in spring; a flower bud opens into a flower, which can make seeds; some tiny living things like yeast reproduce by budding. Taste buds are tiny parts of your tongue that sense flavours (sweet, sour, salty, bitter). Phrases: taste buds, nip it in the bud (stop a problem early), in bud, earbuds.
examples
- And it shall come to pass, that the man whom I shall choose, his rod shall bud; and I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.' (Torah NUM.17.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant. (Writings JOB.14.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold the day; behold, it cometh; the turn is come forth; the rod hath blossomed, arrogancy hath budded. (Prophets EZK.7.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? (Writings JOB.38.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- The rose has three buds. tree →
- In spring, buds appear on the trees. tree →
- The bud opened into a flower. tree →
- My taste buds love sour sweets. tree →
- Thanks, bud! tree →
- She is a budding scientist. tree →
- Nip bad habits in the bud. tree →
- Put in your earbuds to listen to music. tree →
- It is a simple daisy, just bursting out of the bud. tree →
note
Countable. Short for «buddy» when it means a friend (informal). Do not confuse with bug or butt. «Taste buds» are always plural in everyday use.
In the corpora
- Behold the day; behold, it cometh; the turn is come forth; the rod hath blossomed, arrogancy hath budded.
- The mouth of the righteous buddeth with wisdom; but the froward tongue shall be cut off.
- Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.
- To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
- Ollie gasps, "What's broken?" Dad smiles: "Nothing's broken, bud.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bud» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.