Sekirov Dictionary

mushroom

/ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/

noun 8
verb 4
adjective 1
forms 3

noun8

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Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
- Some mushrooms are edible whereas others are poisonous, and sometimes they are difficult to tell apart.
A fungus producing such fruiting bodies.
Champignon or Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking.
Ellipsis of mushroom cloud.
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(figurative) Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.
- The craze [hula hoops] began in the U.S.A., and in October the boom crossed the Atlantic and 40 firms sprang into being, some being overnight mushrooms. — 1971
A concrete column with a thickened portion at the top, used to support a slab.
Any of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards.
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(figurative, no longer used) One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.
- upstarts […]call in reproach mushrooms — 1627

verb4

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(figurative) To grow quickly to a large size or rapidly increase in scope or scale.
- The town’s population mushroomed from 10,000 to 110,000 in five years.
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To gather mushrooms.
- We used to go mushrooming in the forest every weekend.
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To form the shape of a mushroom.
- Excessive spot weld time may cause the electrode tips to mushroom, resulting in no focus of current and a weak weld. — 2001
To form the shape of a mushroom when striking a soft target.

adjective[before a noun]1

Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture.

forms

mushroomed · mushrooming · mushrooms

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