SPUD
Scrabble letter values: S1P3U1D2 = 7
Definition
- verb initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum.
- verb produce buds, branches, or germinate. — synonyms: shoot, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon_forth, sprout
- noun an edible tuber native to South America. — synonyms: potato, white_potato, Irish_potato, murphy, tater
- noun a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds. — synonyms: stump_spud
Examples
- “The well was spudded in April”
- “the potatoes sprouted”
- “a staple food of Ireland”