Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 13 compound words that contain breeds. The most common are listed below. Open breeds in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- Horse Breeds
- familiarity breeds contemptA prolonged closeness or exposure or a profound knowledge of someone or something often leads to diminished respect or appreciation.
- cross-breedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of cross-breed: To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.
- half-breedsplural of half-breed: A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).
- breeds truethird-person singular simple present indicative of breed true: Synonym of come true (“to maintain identity of salient characteristics through propagation processes”)
- breeds upthird-person singular simple present indicative of breed up: To educate; to instruct; to bring up.
- dying breedsplural of dying breed: A group of people or things that is becoming less numerous over time.
- self-breedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of self-breed: To reproduce by self-fertilization.
- breeds like rabbitsthird-person singular simple present indicative of breed like rabbits: To breed very rapidly, to have many children.
- breeds in the bonethird-person singular simple present indicative of breed in the bone: To establish or ingrain firmly within someone's nature.
Compound words 13
- colorbreedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of colorbreed: To breed (plants or animals) selectively to produce new or desired colors.
- colourbreedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of colourbreed: To breed (plants or animals) selectively to produce new or desired colors.
- crossbreedsplural of crossbreed: To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.
- halfbreedsplural of halfbreed: A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis; mestizo).
- interbreedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of interbreed: To breed or reproduce within an isolated community.
- linebreedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of linebreed: An organism resulting from linebreeding.
- misbreedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of misbreed: To breed with the wrong mate, resulting in inferior offspring.
- outbreedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outbreed: To breed from parents not closely related.
- overbreedsthird-person singular simple present indicative of overbreed: To breed excessively.
- purebreedsplural of purebreed: A breed of unadulterated or pure lineage.