BOURGEON Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word bourgeon. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BOURGEON
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| sprout | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud • a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate • put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | ||||||||
| blossom | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity verb • produce or yield flowers • develop or come to a promising stage | ||||||||
| bud | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a partially opened flower • a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals verb • develop buds • start to grow or develop | ||||||||
| develop | verbv | |||||||
verb • make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation • work out • gain through experience • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • come into existence; take on form or shape • change the use of and make available or usable • elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses • create by training and teaching • be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest • grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment • become technologically advanced • cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development • generate gradually • grow emotionally or mature • make visible by means of chemical solutions • superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry • move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions • move into a strategically more advantageous position • elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme • happen • expand in the form of a series | ||||||||
| grow | verbv | |||||||
verb • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become • become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain • increase in size by natural process • cause to grow or develop • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation • come into existence; take on form or shape • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • grow emotionally or mature • become attached by or as if by the process of growth | ||||||||
| germinate | verbv | |||||||
verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate • work out • cause to grow or sprout | ||||||||
| pullulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • be teeming, be abuzz • move in large numbers • produce buds, branches, or germinate • become abundant; increase rapidly • breed freely and abundantly | ||||||||
| shoot | verbv | |||||||
noun • a new branch • the act of shooting at targets verb • hit with a missile from a weapon • kill by firing a missile • fire a shot; release • make a film or photograph of something • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly • run or move very quickly or hastily • move quickly and violently • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective • record on photographic film • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully • cause a sharp and sudden pain in • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors • throw dice, as in a crap game • spend frivolously and unwisely • score • utter fast and forcefully • measure the altitude of by using a sextant • produce buds, branches, or germinate • give an injection to | ||||||||
| spud | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland • a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds verb • initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum • produce buds, branches, or germinate | ||||||||
| burgeon forth | verbv | |||||||
verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate | ||||||||
