āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She noticed a small bud forming on her rose plant, indicating that it would soon bloom.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āύ, āϝāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
a flower that has begun to open but is not yet fully unfolded
03
āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ
marijuana, especially the flower of the cannabis plant
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That shop sells top-shelf bud, but it's pricey.
āĻāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒ-āĻļā§āϞāĻĢ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĨ¤
to bud
01
āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
(of a plant) to develop small, immature growths that will eventually become leaves, flowers, or shoots
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The roses in the garden began to bud, promising a colorful display in the coming weeks.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻā§, āĻāϏāύā§āύ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰāĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to start developing or emerging, like a bud forming on a plant
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
New friendships started to bud among the members of the team.
āĻĻāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āύāϤā§āύ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰā§āĨ¤



























