Seed and Set

Seed

Seed verb - Place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.
Usage example: She sowed sunflower seeds

Set and seed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Seed".

Nearby Words: seeded, seeding, seedling, seedsman, seeder

Set

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

Seed and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Seed" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

live live seed live set
old old seed old set
good good seed good set
nice nice seed nice set
Other adjectives: special, exact, particular, normal, specific, fixed, original, initial, single, empty, heavy, massive, big, main, new, final, random, next, last, giant.
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