Bud and Start

Bud

Bud verb - Start to grow or develop.

Usage example: a budding friendship

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Start and bud are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead the word "Bud" as a noun or a verb.

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Bud and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bud" instead the word "Start" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

Relationship-Salvaging Disaster: Bud and Lindsey are estranged at the start of the film.

Source: Film / The Abyss
Collins kept the job into the next season, with Young only regaining it at the urging of Titans owner Bud Adams after the team's abysmal 0-6 start.

Source: Useful Notes / National Football League
In Precocious, when the Sapphire kids start a coffee shop Bud starts freaking out when he sees a bunch of cops out in front.

Source: Donut Mess with a Cop

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