DICTOMETER

GROWING

1. Synonyms:
   • Growth
   • Growing
   • Maturation
   • Development
   • Ontogeny
   • Ontogenesis
   Definitions:
   • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
   • a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
   Examples:
   • He proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Growing
   Definitions:
   • (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Turn
   • Grow
   Definitions:
   • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
   • become
   Examples:
   • The weather turned nasty
   • She grew angry
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Grow
   Definitions:
   • become larger, greater, or bigger
   • expand or gain
   Examples:
   • The problem grew too large for me
   • Her business grew fast
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Grow
   Definitions:
   • increase in size by natural process
   Examples:
   • Corn doesn't grow here
   • In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees
   • Her hair doesn't grow much anymore
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Grow
   Definitions:
   • cause to grow or develop
   Examples:
   • He grows vegetables in his backyard
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Mature
   • Maturate
   • Grow
   Definitions:
   • develop and reach maturity
   • undergo maturation
   Examples:
   • He matured fast
   • The child grew fast
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Originate
   • Arise
   • Rise
   • Develop
   • Uprise
   • Spring up
   • Grow
   Definitions:
   • come into existence
   • take on form or shape
   Examples:
   • A new religious movement originated in that country
   • A love that sprang up from friendship
   • The idea for the book grew out of a short story
   • An interesting phenomenon uprose
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Grow
   • Raise
   • Farm
   • Produce
   Definitions:
   • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
   Examples:
   • The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
   • They produce good ham in Parma
   • We grow wheat here
   • We raise hogs here
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Grow
   • Develop
   • Produce
   • Get
   • Acquire
   Definitions:
   • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
   Examples:
   • He grew a beard
   • The patient developed abdominal pains
   • I got funny spots all over my body
   • Well-developed breasts
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Develop
   • Grow
   Definitions:
   • grow emotionally or mature
   Examples:
   • The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten
   • When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Grow
    Definitions:
    • become attached by or as if by the process of growth
    Examples:
    • The tree trunks had grown together
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Growing
   Definitions:
   • relating to or suitable for growth
   Examples:
   • The growing season for corn
   • Good growing weather