growing

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"

Examples

• The growing season here begins in March.

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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