growth
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1.4
- noun
- /ɡroʊθ/
:
crecimiento
- As a child, her rapid growth surprised her parents, who noted how quickly she was outgrowing her clothes.
- growth rate
- a growth spurt
- growth hormone
The sun gives us growth and and light.
- The sun gives us growth and and light.
- It is a plant of slow growth, growing imperceptible.
- If a child is is not growing on the growth curve like they should.
- So to try and skip my almost youthful growth, I started injecting steroids.
- It says it stunts your growth, but I don't believe it.
- Danny does what all best friends who growth spurt first must do.
- Every cell has those two pathways, burning, growth, burning growth.
Examples
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There is a cycle: birth, growth, maturation, decline, and death.
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The transience in technology offers rich opportunities for growth and enhancement of the learning landscape.
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This is about global growth and global employment.
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Every stage of their growth is more beautiful than the last.
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We have the most dramatic job growth in history in the last year.
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Indeed, there has likely been growth on the demand side for AP courses from parents and students.
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Use the new research connecting brain growth and musical skills in your concert programs.
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Scientists have explored the basic makeup of the growth and development of animals and humans.
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The anemic children would have experienced a lack of energy, stunted growth, and delayed mental development.
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The HERB treatment improved tree-level growth relative to that of most other treatments.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.0
A rise that happens over time and makes something larger
158
2.0
The way a living thing grows and becomes more complex
11
5.3
Becoming fully grown and developed, for example in people or wine
11
3.3
An increase in size or amount
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7.4
Gradual growth by adding small bits or layers of matter
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2.9
A regular increase in size or value over time
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1.7
A living thing getting bigger over time
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9.9
The change and growth of an animal or plant from its earliest stage to adult
The development of an animal or plant from a single cell to a fully grown adult
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
A chemical made by a gland that makes people and animals grow and cells multiply
- Specialized
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4.3
A chemical made by a small gland under the brain that helps the body grow and make new cells
- Jargon
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6.0
A share in a company expected to increase in value faster than most shares
- Specialized
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3.9
A natural substance that makes cells divide and change into different types
- Specialized
1
3.8
A layer of wood made in one year that appears as a ring in a tree trunk
- Specialized
A chemical made in the brain that tells another gland to release growth hormone
- Specialized
A natural or man-made substance in plants that controls how they grow and develop
- Specialized
Plants grow best when they get enough water, light, and nutrients
How Much
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Morphology
Etymology
The word growth comes from the old English verb grow, which means 'to become bigger or develop'. So growth is the natural process of living things getting larger and more complex.