seeds

NOUN

beginning, source

Synonyms

STRONGEST

berry corn egg grain nut

STRONG

bud cell conceit concept conception core ear embryo germ image impression inkling kernel notion nucleus ovule ovum particle rudiment semen spark sperm spore start suspicion

Antonyms

STRONG

being concrete death exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

ancestor effect end ending parent result

NOUN

children

Synonyms

STRONG

brood descendants heirs issue offspring posterity progeny race scions spawn successors

WEAK

progeniture

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

WEAK

ancestor effect end ending result

Example Sentences

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Granted a wildcard into the women's doubles of the WTA tournament, Williams and Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko will face third seeds Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez in the grass-court event, a warm-up for Wimbledon.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Don’t be afraid of any crackling; cumin seeds should sizzle when fried.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Nine children have been taken to hospital after eating seeds from trees at a primary school in Nottinghamshire.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

We would all do well to tend our own garden, community or otherwise, but railing against the market at which we bought our seeds will not make it blossom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

I laid the cobs out on our makeshift grill while Togbe cut the pawpaws with the cutlass and scooped out black seeds.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo