nip+in+the+bud
31nip — nip1 /nip/, v., nipped, nipping, n. v.t. 1. to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite. 2. to take off by pinching, biting, or snipping (usually fol. by off): He nipped off a piece of steak and gave it to the dog.… …
32bud — n. cell embedded in the tongue 1) a taste bud early stage 2) to nip in the bud * * * [bʌd] [ cell embedded in the tongue ] a taste bud [ early stage ] to nip in the bud …
33bud — bud1 budder, n. budless, adj. budlike, adj. /bud/, n., v., budded, budding. n. 1. Bot. a. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud), the rudimentary inflorescence …
34nip — I. /nɪp / (say nip) verb (nipped, nipping) –verb (t) 1. to compress sharply between two surfaces or points; pinch or bite. 2. to affect sharply and painfully or injuriously, as cold does. 3. Nautical to secure (a rope) by holding it with a… …
35bud — I. /bʌd / (say bud) noun 1. Botany a. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud ), the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud ), or both (mixed bud). b. an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or… …
36bud — I [[t]bʌd[/t]] n. v. bud•ded, bud•ding 1) bot any of the small terminal bulges on a plant stem, from which leaves or flowers develop 2) a state of putting forth buds: roses in bud[/ex] 3) a partially opened flower or leaf 4) zool. a prominence… …
37nip — 1. noun /nɪp/ a) A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor. I’ll just take a nip of that cake. b) A nipple, usually of a woman. He had a nip of whiskey. Syn …
38nip — I v 1. pinch, bite, bite in, tweak, vellicate, chomp, incise. 2. snip, cut, cut off, lop, sunder; crop, truncate, dock, take off, snap, crack off, shave off, shear, clip. 3. retard, check, shorten, cut short, abbreviate; blight, supress, stunt,… …
39nip — I [[t]nɪp[/t]] v. nipped, nip•ping, n. 1) to compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite 2) to sever by pinching, biting, or snipping 3) to check in development 4) to affect sharply and painfully or injuriously, as cold does 5)… …
40bud — n 1. sprout, burgeon, shoot, blade; stem, twig, spray, sprig; floweret, floret. v 2. bud, sprout, begin to grow, germinate, pullulate, send out shoots, put forth; bloom, blossom, open, flower, bear fruit, fructify; spring up, burst forth, shoot… …
