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noun
A device used to plant seeds; a seed drill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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noun
A person who sows seeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An implement used to remove the seeds from fruit etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person who seeds clouds in order to make it rain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A person connected to a peer-to-peer network who has a complete or partial copy of a given file and makes it available for downloading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Qualifier: file sharing
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noun
A process that seeds a random number generator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A stamp-type leatherworking tool predominantly used in floral designs to represent the seeds in the center of a flower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a kitchen utensil that removes seeds from fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: kitchen utensil
noun
a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mechanical device
noun
a person who seeds clouds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cloud seeder
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
From Middle English seeder, seder, from Old English sǣdere (“sower”), equivalent to seed + -er.
