sprouts 1 of 2

noun

Definition of sproutsnext
plural of sprout
1
as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood he earned the admiration of the neighborhood sprouts when he showed them how to make a slingshot

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2
as in limbs
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant the raspberry bushes began sending out sprouts in early spring

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sprouts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sprout
as in roots

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  1. limbs
  2. children
  3. chicks
Noun
  • Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages, according to the NWS.
    Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Make a plan in case of utility outages High winds and ice accumulation have the potential to bring down tree limbs, in turn endangering power lines around the metro.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of limbs
Noun
  • The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As if the children of the Jews who have built so much of and in Chicago were merely an afterthought.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of children
Noun
  • There are 25,000 pheasants bought as adults, 25,000 more bought at six to eight weeks old and raised to adulthood, and 15,000 raised to adulthood through a related program that gives day-old chicks to private citizens, 4-H groups and other educational groups.
    Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • And despite previous failures, the lovebirds continue to renew their bonds and efforts to produce chicks this year.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of chicks
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