Budding
11Budding — Bud Bud, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Budded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Budding}.] 1. To put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot. [1913 Webster] 2. To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud,… …
12budding — bud|ding [ˈbʌdıŋ] adj 1.) budding artist/actor/writer etc someone who is just starting to paint, act etc and will probably be successful at it 2.) [only before noun] beginning to develop ▪ a budding romance …
13budding — bud|ding [ bʌdıŋ ] adjective only before noun at the very beginning of a career in writing, acting, politics, etc. and likely to be successful at it: a short story competition designed to encourage budding authors a. just beginning or developing …
14budding — adjective 1 budding singer/actor/writer etc someone who is just starting to sing, act etc and will probably be successful at it 2 (only before noun) beginning to develop: a budding relationship …
15budding — UK [ˈbʌdɪŋ] / US adjective [only before noun] a) at the very beginning of a career in writing, acting, politics etc and likely to be successful at it a short story competition designed to encourage budding authors b) just beginning or developing… …
16budding — adjective Date: 1581 being in an early stage of development < budding novelists > …
17budding — A type of cell division in fungi and in protozoa in which one of the daughter cells develops as a smaller protrusion from the other. Usually the position of the budding cell is defined by polarity in the mother cell. In some protozoa the budded… …
18budding — adjective That is beginning to develop. Hes a budding deejay …
19Budding — This ancient and intriguing name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and derives from the Old English personal name or byname, Budda . There is some confusion about the original meaning of the name; it may reflect the use of the Old English pre 7th century …
20budding — adj. Budding is used with these nouns: ↑artist, ↑entrepreneur, ↑musician, ↑romance, ↑singer, ↑star …