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Tumbleweed

noun
/ˈtʌmbəlwiːd/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounAny plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amaranthus albus, etc.
2.nounDescribing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.
3.nounA tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.

Synonyms

russian thistlecycloloma atriplicifoliumrussian cactusrussian tumbleweedsalsola kali tenuifoliawinged pigweedtumble thistlerattleweedwildingwindlemonster tumbleweedtarweed

Rhymes With

thimbleweedtumble weed
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