John C. Bogle

While we would typically encourage young people to start saving for the future as early as possible, it's unlikely that a budding entrepreneur will be able to do so. The entrepreneur will need every bit of capital available for the business, which will likely crowd out personal savings.

American Businessman

Thomas Friedman

Lord knows there's a lot of bad news in the world today to get you down, but there is one big thing happening that leaves me incredibly hopeful about the future, and that is the budding revolution in global online higher education.

American Journalist

Glenn McGrath

I think the important thing for budding cricketers is to always put in 100 per cent - to continue to be your best, work hard, don't ever think you are at the top of your ability, you can always improve.

Australian Cricketer

Gilbert Highet

Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it become old: they drop off and are forgotten. New pieces bud out, spread into leaves, and become big branches, proliferating.

Scottish Writer

Alicia Keys

I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African.

American Musician

Borns

In 2016, I was pretty green. I was budding. Some flowers were shooting off.

Lawrence Osborne

In Bangkok's budding literary scene, Prabda Yoon sits at the centre.

British Novelist

Matthew Shipp

Bud Powell's probably the biggest influence on my piano playing.

Benjamin Harrison

The bud of victory is always in the truth.

American President

Andrew Marvell

English Writer

Refer to a bud in stages before blooming, conveying growth or potential.

Plant Development

Use 'bud' to indicate a change in seasons, especially the start of spring.

Seasonal Change

Describe the process of buds appearing on plants; often used metaphorically.

Emergence

Understand 'bud' for young animals or children is rarely used today, feels poetic or old-fashioned.

Historical Language

Recognize 'bud' is used informally to address someone in a friendly way, mainly in North America.

Casual Address

Know 'bud' refers to certain small body parts; context usually makes it clear which part.

Specific Body Parts

Be aware 'bud' can mean a form of cannabis; this is informal and primarily drug slang.

Drug Reference

 They are not taste buds, but they do send signals telling your brain that you're full or that your body should produce more insulin to deal with the extra sugar you're eating. The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain,

How sugar affects the...

 to take people who are profoundly deaf, who can now begin to hear -- I mean, remember the evolution of hearing aids, right? I mean, your grandparents had these great big cones, and then your parents had these odd boxes that would squawk at odd times during dinner, and now we have these little buds that nobody sees.

The next species of...

 Thanks to the phenomenon of neuroplasticity, new synaptic buds are formed, allowing new connections between neurons, and strengthening the neural network where the information will be returned as long-term memory. So why do we remember some things and not others? Well, there are a few ways to influence

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 episode you are afraid that such a thing would transfer to other villages away that's the main concern that's why you have to stop it while it's small nip it in the bud it's weird being thrown stones at for me and I know you might not like that by growing up I was 10

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 I'm here to talk about the Internet of Things the Internet of Things is one of the biggest buds were buzzwords of the day but what is the Internet of Things and why is it such a big deal the Internet of Things is this concept that our everyday electronic devices are

The Internet as a...

 they feed on a variety of leaves buds and fruits in the wild and have an excellent sense of smell which helps them to find the tastiest vegetation they also have the ability to move their back legs independently from one another meaning they can walk backwards along

4 Adorable Animals That...

 the budding naturalist tore some old bark off a tree and found two rare beetles underneath. He’d just taken one beetle in each hand when he spotted a third beetle. Stashing one of the insects in his mouth for safekeeping, he reached for the new specimen –

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 the world of animals is not without its hazards in Rajasthan the temple Langer's have taken spy monkey into the heart of a family but some are keen to take the budding relationship to the next level and are getting a little too familiar

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 the world of animals is not without its hazards in rajasthan the temple langers have taken spy monkey into the heart of the family but some are keen to take the budding

Bud

A small part of a plant, which grows into a flower or leaf.

Often appears as...

When a plant forms buds.

A young or small animal or bird.

A friend or companion.

Usage tips

A small round body part.

A compacted mass of a substance, especially of a narcotic (cannabis).

Plant Development

Seasonal Change

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