tumbleweed

[ tuhm-buhl-weed ]

/ ˈtʌm bəlˌwid /

noun

any of various plants, as Amaranthus albus, A. graecizans, or the Russian thistle, Salsola kali, whose branching upper parts become detached from the roots and are driven about by the wind.

Origin of tumbleweed

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; tumble + weed¹

Words nearby tumbleweed

tumble home, tumbler, tumbler gear, tumbler switch, tumble to, tumbleweed, tumbling, tumbling barrel, tumbling box, tumbrel, tumefacient

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Example sentences from the Web for tumbleweed

The film opens on a tumbleweed blowing through the twilight streets of Los Angeles and closes with a cowboy soliloquy.
Dudes and Maudes Abide at New York City Lebowski Fest|Rich Goldstein|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Elsewhere Andrew's engagements are met with a deafening silence and the roll of tumbleweed.
Prince Andrew's Lonely Globetrotting Life|Tom Sykes|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The machine lighted as softly on the carpet of tumbleweed as might a fluff of thistle-down.
The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker Loring
The tumbleweed still stirred with every breath of air but everything else was still.
The Trail of Conflict|Emilie Baker Loring

This I constructed of tumbleweed and willow shoots, with a lucky sagebrush as a good basis.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White
The tumbleweed banked high wherever, in the mysterious dispensations of Providence, a call for tumbleweed had made itself heard.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White
Every man retrieved his own birds, a matter of some difficulty in the tumbleweed.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for tumbleweed

tumbleweed

/ (ˈtʌmbəlˌwiːd) /

noun

any densely branched plant that breaks off near the ground on withering and is rolled about by the wind, esp one of several amaranths of the western US and Australia

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单词	tumbleweed
释义	tumbleweed [ tuhm-buhl-weed ] / ˈtʌm bəlˌwid / noun any of various plants, as Amaranthus albus, A. graecizans, or the Russian thistle, Salsola kali, whose branching upper parts become detached from the roots and are driven about by the wind. Origin of tumbleweed An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; tumble + weed¹ Words nearby tumbleweed tumble home, tumbler, tumbler gear, tumbler switch, tumble to, tumbleweed, tumbling, tumbling barrel, tumbling box, tumbrel, tumefacient Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tumbleweed The film opens on a tumbleweed blowing through the twilight streets of Los Angeles and closes with a cowboy soliloquy. Dudes and Maudes Abide at New York City Lebowski Fest\|Rich Goldstein\|August 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Elsewhere Andrew's engagements are met with a deafening silence and the roll of tumbleweed. Prince Andrew's Lonely Globetrotting Life\|Tom Sykes\|September 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The machine lighted as softly on the carpet of tumbleweed as might a fluff of thistle-down. The Trail of Conflict\|Emilie Baker Loring The tumbleweed still stirred with every breath of air but everything else was still. The Trail of Conflict\|Emilie Baker Loring This I constructed of tumbleweed and willow shoots, with a lucky sagebrush as a good basis. The Killer\|Stewart Edward White The tumbleweed banked high wherever, in the mysterious dispensations of Providence, a call for tumbleweed had made itself heard. The Killer\|Stewart Edward White Every man retrieved his own birds, a matter of some difficulty in the tumbleweed. The Killer\|Stewart Edward White British Dictionary definitions for tumbleweed tumbleweed / (ˈtʌmbəlˌwiːd) / noun any densely branched plant that breaks off near the ground on withering and is rolled about by the wind, esp one of several amaranths of the western US and Australia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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