breed (noun)
1breed smear — noun or breed method ˈbrēd Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Robert S. Breed died 1956 American bacteriologist : a test of the bacteriological purity of milk by direct examination of a film of fat free milk stained with methylene blue …
2breed-bate — breedˈ bate noun (Shakespeare) A person who foments trouble or strife • • • Main Entry: ↑breed …
3breed — ► VERB (past and past part. bred) 1) (of animals) mate and then produce offspring. 2) keep (animals) for the purpose of producing young. 3) bring up (someone) to behave in a particular way. 4) produce or lead to. ► NOUN 1) a distinctive ty …
4breed method — noun see breed smear …
5breed|er — «BREE duhr», noun. 1. a person who breeds animals: »a cattle breeder, a dog breeder. 2. an animal that produces offspring. 3. Figurative. a source; cause: »Great crises are breeders of great events in history. 4. = breeder reactor. (Cf. ↑breeder… …
6breed|ing — «BREE dihng», noun. 1. the producing of offspring. SYNONYM(S): procreation. 2. the producing of animals or new types of plants, especially to get improved kinds: »Breeding has produced types of wheat which can be grown in the far North.… …
7Breed's Hill — noun a hill in Charlestown that was the site of the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 • Instance Hypernyms: ↑hill • Part Holonyms: ↑Charlestown * * * /breedz/ a hill adjoining Bunker Hill, where the Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought …
8breed — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 type of animal ADJECTIVE ▪ new ▪ rare ▪ hardy ▪ pure ▪ domestic …
9breed */*/ — I UK [briːd] / US [brɪd] verb Word forms breed : present tense I/you/we/they breed he/she/it breeds present participle breeding past tense bred UK [bred] / US past participle bred 1) a) [intransitive] if animals breed, they become the parents of… …
10breed — breed1 [ brid ] (past tense and past participle bred [ bred ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive if animals breed, they become the parents of young animals: The birds have bred successfully for the past six years. a ) HUMOROUS to have children b ) breed …
