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grown::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grownup |
a grown woman.
Examples of grown
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In an aquaponic greenhouse, plants are grown in water that also is home to fish.
From the stltoday.com
The Bt brinjal is the first genetically modified food crop grown in the country.
From the stltoday.com
They have grown thicker in the trunk, but there are very few branches going out.
From the sacbee.com
The number of regional centers has grown from 25 in 2008 to more than 130 today.
From the sacbee.com
Though kids over 18 are permitted, this is a place where grown-ups come to play.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He had shaved off a small thin beard he had grown after his mistrial in October.
From the news-journalonline.com
The Stubergs are several years away from retiring, but their children are grown.
From the omaha.com
Westside also has been working to add fresh, locally grown produce to its menus.
From the omaha.com
The foundation opened in 2003 and has grown its assets to more than $25 million.
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"
