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Adjective seeded has 5 senses

seeded - (of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds
Antonym: unseeded
seeded - having the seeds extracted; "seeded raisins"
Antonym: seedy (indirect, via seedless)
seeded - having seeds as specified; "many-seeded"; "black-seeded"
Antonym: seedless (indirect, via seedy)
seeded - having or supplied with seeds; "a seeded breadfruit"; "seeded rolls"
Antonym: seedless (indirect, via seedy)
seeded, sown - sprinkled with seed; "a seeded lawn"
Antonym: unplanted (indirect, via planted)

Verb seed has 8 senses

seed - go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed"
--₁ is one way to spill, shed, disgorge

Derived form: noun seed₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
seed - help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
--₂ is one way to finance
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
seed - bear seeds
--₃ is one way to bear, turn out

Derived forms: noun seed₂, noun seed₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
sow, sough, seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"
--₄ is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay

Derived forms: noun seed₂, noun seed₁, noun seeder₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
seed - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
--₅ is one way to rate, rank, range, order, grade, place

Derived form: noun seed₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
seed - sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds"
--₆ is one way to process, treat

Derived form: noun seeder₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
seed - inoculate with microorganisms
--₇ is one way to inoculate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
seed - remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"
--₈ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived forms: noun seed₁, noun seeder₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something