Potato vs. Spud

A perennial plant (Solanum tuberosum) in the nightshade family that was first cultivated in South America and is widely grown for its starchy edible tubers.

(Informal) A potato.

A tuber of this plant.

A sharp spadelike tool used for rooting or digging out weeds.

Any of various wild plants in the genus Solanum that are similar to the cultivated potato.

A short section of pipe or a threaded fitting that completes a connection, as between a longer pipe and a nozzle, valve, or meter.

A sweet potato. See Note at tater.

To remove with a sharp spadelike tool.

The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.

To begin drilling operations on

A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.

(informal) A potato.

Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.

(informal) A hole in a sock.

A mentally handicapped person.

A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.

(humorous) A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.

(obsolete) Anything short and thick.

An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.

A piece of dough boiled in fat.

Underpowered; low-end.

A testicle.

A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico.

(obsolete) A dagger.

An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

A digging fork with three broad prongs.

Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.

A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.

A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.

To dig up weeds with a spud.

(drilling) To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.

(roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.

(camping) To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, and/or sewer hookups.

A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.

A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes.

A dagger.

Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat.

A potato.

An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

A sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds

Initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum;

Produce buds, branches, or germinate;