growing

Meanings

Plural: growings

Noun

• (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
• (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
• growth; increase
• The raising of plants.

Verb

• pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
• become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
• increase in size by natural process
• cause to grow or develop
• develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
• come into existence; take on form or shape
• cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
• grow emotionally or mature
• become attached by or as if by the process of growth
• present participle and gerund of grow

Adjective

• relating to or suitable for growth
  • "the growing season for corn"
  • "good growing weather"

Synonyms

acquire, arise, develop, development, farm, get, grow, growth, maturate, maturation, mature, ontogenesis, ontogeny, originate, produce, raise, rise, spring up, turn, uprise

Antonyms

nondevelopment

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