Small+bud
51cotton wool bud — noun A short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end. Syn: cotton bud, Q tip …
52cotton bud — n BrE a small thin stick with ↑cotton wool at each end, used for cleaning places that are hard to reach, such as inside your ears American Equivalent: Q tip …
53taste bud — n [C usually plural] one of the small parts of the surface of your tongue with which you can taste things …
54cotton bud — cotton buds N COUNT A cotton bud is a small stick with a ball of cotton wool at each end, which people use, for example, for applying make up. [BRIT] (in AM, use Q tip) …
55nip it in the bud — If you nip something in the bud, you deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
56taste bud — taste′ bud n. anat. one of numerous small flask shaped bodies, chiefly in the epithelium of the tongue, that are the sense organs of taste …
57Nip it in the bud — If you nip something in the bud, you deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious …
58cotton bud — /ˈkɒtn bʌd/ (say kotn bud) noun a small thin stick, the ends of which are wound with cottonwool, suitable for cleansing or applying lotions to the nostril, ear, etc. {trademark} …
59leaf-bud cutting — noun : a cutting consisting of a segment of current season s growth with a leaf, axillary bud, and a small section of stem used in the propagation of various plants called also leaf mallet cutting …
60ear|bud — «IHR buhd», noun a small earphone that fits in the ear …
