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seave

/siːv/

seave noun: a rush (the plant).

Noun

seave (plural seaves)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A rush (the plant).
  2. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A wick made from this plant.

Forms of seave

pluralseaves

Origin of seave

From Old Norse sef, whence also Danish siv, Icelandic sef and Swedish säv (“club-rush”).

Words that rhyme with seave

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Questions about seave

What does seave mean?
Seave means a rush (the plant).
What part of speech is seave?
Seave is a noun.
How do you pronounce seave?
Seave is pronounced /siːv/.
What is the plural of seave?
The plural of seave is seaves.

Words near seave in the dictionary

  1. seatworm
  2. seatworms
  3. seau
  4. seavalley
  5. seavalleys
  6. seave
  7. seaven
  8. seavenfold
  9. seaventh
  10. Seaver
  11. Seaver-Cassidy syndrome

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