Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click a synonym from the results below to see its synonyms.

No results could be found matching the exact term grow rank in the thesaurus.

Consider searching for the individual words grow, or rank.
Dictionary Results for grow:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
grow
    v 1: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific
         property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty";
         "She grew angry" [syn: turn, grow]
    2: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The
       problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
    3: 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"
    4: cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his
       backyard"
    5: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured
       fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: mature, maturate,
       grow]
    6: 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" [syn: originate,
       arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow]
    7: 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" [syn: grow, raise,
       farm, produce]
    8: 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" [syn: grow, develop, produce,
       get, acquire]
    9: 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" [syn: develop, grow]
    10: become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The
        tree trunks had grown together"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Grow \Grow\ (gr[=o]), v. i. [imp. Grew (gr[udd]); p. p. {Grown
    (gr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Growing.] [AS. gr[=o]wan; akin
   to D. groeijen, Icel. gr[=o]a, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf.
   Green, Grass.]
   1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to
      increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter
      into the living organism; -- said of animals and
      vegetables and their organs.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to
      be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
      [1913 Webster]

            Winter began to grow fast on.         --Knolles.
      [1913 Webster]

            Even just the sum that I do owe to you
            Is growing to me by Antipholus.       --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be
      produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice
      grows in warm countries.
      [1913 Webster]

            Where law faileth, error groweth.     --Gower.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect
      from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
      [1913 Webster]

            For his mind
            Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary.      --Byron.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
      [1913 Webster]

            Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow.
                                                  --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   Growing cell, or Growing slide, a device for preserving
      alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a
      manner to permit its growth to be watched under the
      microscope.

   Grown over, covered with a growth.

   To grow out of, to issue from, as plants from the soil, or
      as a branch from the main stem; to result from.
      [1913 Webster]

            These wars have grown out of commercial
            considerations.                       --A. Hamilton.

   To grow up, to arrive at full stature or maturity; as,
      grown up children.

   To grow together, to close and adhere; to become united by
      growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. --Howells.

   Syn: To become; increase; enlarge; augment; improve; expand;
        extend.
        [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Grow \Grow\ (gr[=o]), v. t.
   To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a
   crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. --Macaulay.

   Syn: To raise; to cultivate. See Raise, v. t., 3.
        [1913 Webster]

Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy