Associations to the word «Tumbleweed»

TUMBLEWEED, noun. Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amaranthus albus, etc.

TUMBLEWEED, noun. (attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received from one’s audience. Gives the impression that a tumbleweed has passed through the room, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert.

TUMBLEWEED MOMENT, noun. (British) (figuratively) (broadcasting) A period of dead air or stony, unresponsive silence.

TUMBLEWEED, noun. Any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass.

TUMBLEWEED, noun. Prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States.

TUMBLEWEED, noun. Bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds.

TUMBLEWEED, noun. Bushy plant of western United States.