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grow::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | increase |
| Has types | enlarge, go up, flourish, augment, stretch, vegetate, boom, spread out, branch, burgeon, grow over, mushroom, lengthen, expand, overgrow, develop, root, rise, hypertrophy, climb, thrive, ramify, prove, proliferate |
| Derivation | growth |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | develop |
| Has types | sprout, spud, vegetate, ankylose, ancylose, twin, pullulate, burgeon forth, shoot, bourgeon, undergrow, germinate, cut, exfoliate |
| Derivation | growing, growth |
Corn doesn't grow here.
In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees.
her hair doesn't grow much anymore.
Examples of grow
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Saltwater crocodiles are the world's largest reptile and can grow up to 23 feet.
From the stltoday.com
Better yet, grow plants in your garden that offer things that birds like to eat.
From the sacbee.com
Russia already provides two-fifths of Europe's gas imports, a figure could grow.
From the thenewstribune.com
After all, someone needs to fetch the fries for her daughters when they grow up.
From the sacbee.com
AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon can grow twice as fast, making them easier to farm.
From the time.com
The trend will likely grow as banks continue to feel pressure from card lending.
From the forbes.com
The vitamin aids cell division, and some tumors overproduce folate as they grow.
From the bloomberg.com
McDonald's continues to grow same-store sales while maintaining healthy margins.
From the online.wsj.com
State tax revenue has begun to grow again after falling sharply in recent years.
From the kansas.com
- Turn: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
- Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
- Increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
- Cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
- Mature: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
- Originate: come into existence; take on form or shape; "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"
- Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
- Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
- Develop: grow emotionally or mature; "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"
