spud
Slang for potato
A spud is a potato—informal but widespread: I picked up some spuds at the market.
The word also names a narrow spade-like tool for digging or cutting roots.
As a verb, to spud is to dig with such a tool, or in oil drilling, to begin drilling a new well.
Edible underground tuber
- russetReddish-brown color
- IdahoNorthwestern American state
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
- fingerlingImmature fish, hatchery-sized
new potato · seed potato · eyes · skin · flesh · starchy · root vegetable · nightshade
Tool for moving earth
- spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
- forkTined eating tool
- barDrinking establishment
- toolDevice for a task
dig · turning · breaking · loosening · piercing · leverage · pry · hole
Fostering growth through care
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- hillingMounding soil around plants
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- yieldProduce or relinquish
field · rotation · harvest · irrigation · blight · scab · pest · organic
Close trusted companion
- buddyInformal term for companion
- chumFriend or fish scraps
- friendNon-kin mutual bond
- matePartner or companion
kiddo · little one · tyke · small fry · couch potato · lazy · affectionate · nickname
Warm and substantial
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- nourishingPromoting health through food
- fillingMaterial placed within
satisfying · humble · rustic · wholesome · cozy · unpretentious · simple · plain
potato
Edible underground tuber
fingerling · new potato · seed potato · eyes · skin · flesh · starchy · root vegetable · nightshade · harvest
shovel
Tool for moving earth
tool · dig · turning · breaking · loosening · piercing · leverage · pry · hole · post
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
yield · field · rotation · harvest · irrigation · blight · scab · pest · organic · fertilizer
pal
Close trusted companion
mate · kiddo · little one · tyke · small fry · couch potato · lazy · affectionate · nickname · term of endearment
hearty
Warm and substantial
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- nourishingPromoting health through food
filling · satisfying · humble · rustic · wholesome · cozy · unpretentious · simple · plain · peasant
- camp gamescapture the flag, hide and seek, flashlight tag, freeze tag, kick the can
- food slanggrub, chow, eats, nosh, munchies
- veggie termstater, cuke, zuke, shroom, veggie
- drillingdrill bit, drill rig, drill site, driller, bore hole
- dredgingdredge, dredging, cutterhead, deepening, discharge pipe
- grip gearc-stand, sandbag, apple box, gobo, cutter