mushroom

Definition

  • noun: a fungus that is shaped like an umbrella
  • noun: an enlarged complex aboveground fleshy fruiting body of a fungus (as a basidiomycete) that consists typically of a stem bearing a pileus
  • verb: to increase or develop very quickly
  • verb: to well up and spread out laterally from a central source
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: upstart, short-lived, ephemerial

Examples

  • The population has 'mushroomed' [='shot up'] over the past 10 years. = The town has 'mushroomed' in population over the past 10 years.

  • Interest in local history is suddenly 'mushrooming'.

  • Her hobby 'mushroomed' into a thriving business.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Oh, take off your clothes, Kristoff, I wash them. Ah! No. I'm gonna keep my clothes on, Look. Great to see you all. But where's grand Pabbie? He's napping. But look, I grew a mushroom. And I earned my fire Crystal. I passed a kidney Stone. Kristoff, Pick me up. You're getting big...Good for you. (..)
    2013 Frozen