How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
weed (the weed) — n 1. marihuana. The plant cannabis sativa, which yields marihuana leaves, grows like a weed in warm dry climates and somewhat resembles nettles. ► They get a £10 bag of weed and put it all in the spliff, then they get catatonic. (Panorama, BBC TV … Contemporary slang
The Weed Tree — Infobox Album | Name = The Weed Tree Type = Cover album Artist = Espers Background = Released = October 4, 2005 Recorded = Genre = Folk music, Psych folk, New Weird America Length = 36:48 Label = Locust Music Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic… … Wikipedia
the weed — tobacco. → weed … English new terms dictionary
kick the weed — stop smoking, kick the habit (See kick a habit) of smoking It s hard to kick the weed after smoking for twenty years … English idioms
Weed control — is the botanical component of pest control, stopping weeds from reaching a mature stage of growth when they could be harmful to domesticated plants and livestock by physical and chemical methods. In order to reduce weed growth, many weed control… … Wikipedia
Weed — /weed/, n. Thurlow /therr loh/, 1797 1882, U.S. journalist and politician. * * * Any plant growing where it is not wanted. On land under cultivation, weeds compete with crops for water, light, and nutrients. On rangelands and in pastures, weeds… … Universalium
Weed mat — is a fibrous cloth like material used in weed control.Weed mat is an artificial mulch, laid on top of the soil and prevents weeds from growing to the surface. =Laying Weed Mat [http://www.hireahubby.co.nz/news.asp?pageID=2145820979… … Wikipedia
Weed — Weed, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we[ o]d, wi[ o]d, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] One rushing forth out of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weed hook — Weed Weed, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we[ o]d, wi[ o]d, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] One rushing forth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weed Eater — was a string trimmer company founded in 1972 in Houston, Texas by George Ballas, the inventor of the device.The idea for the Weed Eater trimmer came to him from the spinning nylon bristles of an automatic car wash. He thought that he could come… … Wikipedia
