weed

01. Scott spent the morning pulling [weeds] in the garden.

02. The labor of [weeding] the garden was too much for his weak back.

03. Beaver Lake is getting full of [weeds], and is dangerous for swimmers in some parts.

04. The desert of Kuwait is covered with patches of coarse, [weedy] grass and small bushes.

05. The main purpose of growing rice in flooded fields is to drown the [weeds] surrounding the young seedlings.

06. I can't believe how neat their yard is. There's not a [weed] in sight, and even the dirt looks clean.

07. All the vegetables in my garden are doing poorly, but the [weeds] are certainly growing fast.

08. I had to go away for a couple of weeks and by the time I got back the garden was full of [weeds].

09. My back is really sore from [weeding] the garden all day.

10. If you don't keep the [weeds] under control, they'll take over.

11. Your kids are growing like [weeds]. I can't believe how tall they are.

12. Shirley was out [weeding] the flower beds all afternoon, so she's pretty tired out.

13. This vine is considered a [weed] here in our area, but in Japan they like it and actually plant it in their gardens.

14. My neighbor used some kind of [weed] killer on his grass, and I'm afraid it'll make my dog sick.

15. [Weeds] are choking the lake and making it dangerous for swimmers.

16. The blades of the boat's propellers were tangled in [weeds].

17. Thomas Fuller once observed that a good garden may have some [weeds].

18. A Finnish proverb notes that to an optimist every [weed] is a flower, but to a pessimist every flower is a [weed].

19. A Belgian proverb notes that we have quite enough to do [weeding] our own garden.

20. A Danish proverb advises, "Go often to the house of a friend; for [weeds] soon choke up the unused path."