weeds meaning

Definition of weeds

1. a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning

   Synonyms: widow's weeds

   Type of: garment

weeds in a sentence

• We cut away all the grass and weeds around the church.
• The airfield on the island is now covered with weeds.
• My grandmother was pulling up weeds in her backyard.
• It's his job to pull the weeds in the garden.
• I need a tool for pulling weeds in my garden.

How to pronounce weeds

weeds is pronounced /wiːdz/ in British English and /widz/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with weeds

• proceeds
• beads
• needs