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Words with a similar base: growing

'growing'

[growth.n.01] as in: (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

'growing'

[growing.n.02] as in: (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

'growing'

[turn.v.07] as in: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

Examples:
The weather turned nasty
She grew angry

'growing'

[grow.v.02] as in: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

Examples:
The problem grew too large for me
Her business grew fast

'growing'

[grow.v.03] as in: 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

'growing'

[grow.v.04] as in: cause to grow or develop

Examples:
He grows vegetables in his backyard

'growing'

[mature.v.01] as in: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

Examples:
He matured fast
The child grew fast

'growing'

[originate.v.01] as in: 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

'growing'

[grow.v.07] as in: 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

'growing'

[grow.v.08] as in: 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

'growing'

[develop.v.14] as in: 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

'growing'

[grow.v.10] as in: become attached by or as if by the process of growth

Examples:
The tree trunks had grown together

'growing'

[growing.a.01] as in: relating to or suitable for growth

Examples:
the growing season for corn
good growing weather