breed

Definition of breed in English English dictionary: To make sure that one's young grow up to adulthood; To yield or result in
familiarity breeds contempt.; A race or lineage; To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities; To sexually produce offspring; Of animals, to mate; All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies eg. a breed of tulip, a breed of animal; To propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities
He tries to breed blue roses.; To arrange the mating of specific animals
She wanted to breed her cow to the neighbor's registered bull.; a lineage or race of people a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"; {n} a cast, kind, sort, race, offspring, number; {v} to hatch, contrive, raise, bring up, seed, multiply; a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"; Category of horse sharing characteristics of size, color, and conformation, denoting a common ancestry Domestic breeds are selectively bred long enough to ensure consistent production of defined stock, and are registered by a governing society; familiarity breeds contempt: see familiarity; To form fissile nuclei, usually as a result of neutron capture, possibly followed by radioactive decay; This is a distinct genetic entity Recognized members of a breed are in the official studbook; A genetically pure line having similar conformation and able to produce offspring with the same characteristics; A race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance; A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog. rare breeds of cattle Certain breeds are more dangerous than others; {f} reproduce; raise animals; guide, nurture; cause; half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents); of plants or animals; "She breeds dogs"; To raise a breed; to get progeny; To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation's qualities; Someone who was born and bred in a place was born there and grew up there. I was born and bred in the highlands; Unprotected anal sex which results with semen inside the rectum; Used for wines of high quality, with elegance and finesse; A race or strain cultivated by humans; a lineage or race of people; To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster; To have birth; to be produced or multiplied; To educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train; sometimes followed by up; A number produced at once; a brood; copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"; To produce or obtain by any natural process; To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch; If you breed animals or plants, you keep them for the purpose of producing more animals or plants with particular qualities, in a controlled way. He lived alone, breeding horses and dogs These dogs are bred to fight. see also cross-breed + breeding breed·ing There is potential for selective breeding for better yields; color heading hidden? label label-color pen-down? shape size who (read-only) xcor ycor Patches; To engender; to cause; to occasion; to originate; to produce; as, to breed a storm; to breed disease; You can refer to someone or something as one of a particular breed of person or thing when you want to talk about what they are like. Sue is one of the new breed of British women squash players who are making a real impact The new breed of walking holidays puts the emphasis on enjoyment, not endurance = strain see also breeding, ill-bred, pure-bred, well-bred; When animals breed, they have babies. Frogs will usually breed in any convenient pond The area now attracts over 60 species of breeding birds. + breeding breed·ing During the breeding season the birds come ashore; If you say that something breeds bad feeling or bad behaviour, you mean that it causes bad feeling or bad behaviour to develop. If they are unemployed it's bound to breed resentment Violence breeds violence. = create; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"; To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, as young before birth; A variety of animal within a species There are many breeds of dogs, but they all belong to the same species (Canis familiaris); To produce more of a species Animals have babies and plants produce seeds or spores; to ejaculate inside the rectum; call forth; To give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men; Term reserved for wines from the best grape varieties, the so-called "noble grapes" Denotes wines judged to have reached classical expectations of aroma, balance, structure and varietal character; copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare; Class; sort; kind; of men, things, or qualities; {i} kind, sort, species, race, stock, pedigree; a group of animals or plants related by descent from common ancestors and visibly similar in most characteristics Taxonomically, a species can have numerous breeds; have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; To raise, as any kind of stock; To make sure that ones young grow up to adulthood; To bear and nourish young; to reproduce or multiply itself; to be pregnant; Similar to good bloodlines and handling, as in racehorses; the result of soil, grapes and vinification techniques that combine to produce depth and distinctive character in a wine
breed like rabbits: To breed very rapidly, to have many children
breed out: Eliminate (a characteristic) by (controlled) breeding
Breed's Hill: A hill in Charlestown, a section of Boston, Massachusetts. It was the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775
breed in and in: inbreed, breed from related parents
breed inefficiency: cause inefficiency
breed trouble: cause disturbances, cause disorder
best of breed: Any product thought to be the best of its type
breeder: A person who breeds plants or animals professionally
breeder: A type of nuclear reactor that creates material suitable for the production of atomic weapons. (See Wikipedia's article on fast breeder reactors.)
breeder: A pattern that exhibits quadratic growth by generating multiple copies of a secondary pattern, each of which then generates multiple copies of a tertiary pattern
breeder: a person who has had or who is capable of having children; a person who is focussed on the rearing of their own children
Usage note: This meaning is generally either an ironic usage (as in the Swift quotation) or an intentionally offensive usage (by implying that parenthood is the same as animal husbandry).
breeding: The act of insemination by natural or artificial means
breeding: Present participle of breed
Through genetic manipulation and harsh training, I am breeding a species of super-dogs to take over the world.
breeding: Of, relating to or used for breeding
Your toothbrush is a breeding ground for bacteria.
breeding: The act of copulation in animals
cross-breed: To breed separate strains of the same species in order to create new traits
cross-breed: To breed members of similar albeit distinct species, for example, horse X donkey = mule
cross-breed: Of or pertaining to the offspring produced by cross-breeding
half-breed: A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage
half-breed: having one purebred parent; hybrid
breeder: {n} one that breeds, raises or brings up
breeding: {n} education, manners
breeder: A breeder is a person who practices the vocation of mating carefully selected specimens of the same breed to reproduce specific, consistently replicable qualities and characteristics
cross-breed: (noun) an animal or plant produced by cross-breeding
cross-breed: (verb) produce (an animal or plant) by mating or hybridizing two different species, breeds, or varieties
a breed apart: totally different (in actions, looks, way of thinking, etc.)
best of breed: Systems or functions that exhibit the highest level of performance in their class Tradeoffs occur in multiple-function systems when the costs of integrating several systems offset the benefits of having the best system in each individual area
best of breed: The top placement within a breed
best of breed: (Ticaret) Systems or functions that exhibit the highest level of performance in their class. Tradeoffs occur in multiple-function systems when the costs of integrating several systems offset the benefits of having the best system in each individual area
best of breed: an application that provides the most comprehensive and effective functionality for an office or area
best of breed: best of a kind; most recommended options; highest quality selections
bred: of Breed
bred: Bred is the past tense and past participle of breed. see also ill-bred, pure-bred, well-bred. Past tense and past participle of breed. the past tense and past participle of breed
bred: past of breed
breeder: A cause
breeder: a person who breeds animals
breeder: A heterosexual; i.e. one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding
breeder: A type of nuclear reactor that creates material suitable for the production of atomic weapons
breeder: Breeders are people who breed animals or plants. Her father was a well-known racehorse breeder. see also fast-breeder reactor. someone who breeds animals or plants as a job
breeder: {i} one who breeds or raises animals
breeder: One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc
breeding: The identification and selective combination of desirable genes, with the goal of enhanced yield, reduced susceptibility to plant disease, improved seed quality or better nitrogen-fixing ability
breeding: The process through which propagation, growth or development occurs
breeding: {s} rearing; producing offspring
breeding: They are seasonal breeders, the rut taking place in early January The gestation period is approximately nine months and the bulk of the calf crop is born within a forty day period Despite being unable to walk for several hours, the females make no attempt to hide their young Once with the herd, the young join up to form nursery herds when the mothers are feeding
breeding: the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
breeding: the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
breeding: The process of creating a fissionable fuel from an unfissionable material In the case of nuclear reactors, unfissionable uranium-238 is transformed into fissionable plutonium-239
breeding: Nurture; education; formation of manners
breeding: the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
breeding: elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes
breeding: Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society
breeding: Y denotes that species breeds in the BCR or Physiographic Area
breeding: producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"
breeding: Descent; pedigree; extraction
breeding: raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
breeding: The act or process of generating or bearing
breeding: The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding
breeding: {i} courtesy; education; upbringing, rearing, cultivation
breeding: elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
breeding: the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
breeding: If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners. It's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff. see also breed. Application of genetic principles in animal husbandry, agriculture, and horticulture to improve desirable qualities. Ancient agriculturists improved many plants through selective cultivation. Modern plant breeding centers on pollination; pollen from the chosen male plant, and no other pollen, must be transferred to the female plant. Animal breeding consists of choosing the ideal trait (e.g., fine wool, high milk production), selecting the breeding stock, and determining the mating system (e.g., whether mating animals are unrelated, mildly related, or highly inbred)
breeds: plural of breed
breeds: third-person singular of breed
cross-breed: mixed breed, mongrel, hybrid
cross-breed: If one species of animal or plant cross-breeds with another, they reproduce, and new or different animals or plants are produced. You can also say that someone cross-breeds something such as an animal or plant. By cross-breeding with our native red deer, the skia deer have affected the gene pool Unfortunately attempts to crossbreed it with other potatoes have been unsuccessful Dr Russel is creating an elite herd by cross-breeding goats from around the globe. a cross-bred labrador
cross-breed: A cross-breed is an animal that is the result of cross-breeding
half-breed: a very offensive word for someone whose parents are of different races, especially one white parent and one Native American parent. Do not use this word mixed race
half-breed: person born to parents of different races
half-breed: (of animals) having only one purebred parent
half-breed: half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)
rare breed: species that is uncommon