growing
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Is growing a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (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 levelExamples: "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"Synonyms: development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogenyAntonyms: nondevelopment
2. (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten stateSynonyms: growing
verb (English)
1. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; becomeExamples: "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"Synonyms: grow, turn
2. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gainExamples: "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"Synonyms: grow
3. increase in size by natural processExamples: "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"Synonyms: grow
4. cause to grow or developExamples: "He grows vegetables in his backyard"Synonyms: grow
5. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturationExamples: "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"Synonyms: grow, maturate, mature
6. come into existence; take on form or shapeExamples: "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"Synonyms: arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise
adjective (English)
1. relating to or suitable for growthExamples: "the growing season for corn"; "good growing weather"Synonyms: growing
Definition source: Wiktionary