| cultivation | | |
| n. (act) | 1. cultivation | socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners.; "her cultivation was remarkable" |
| ~ acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization | the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture.; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" |
| n. (act) | 2. cultivation | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale). |
| ~ production | (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale.; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" |
| ~ aquaculture | rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food. |
| ~ apiculture, beekeeping | the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey. |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ culture | the raising of plants or animals.; "the culture of oysters" |
| ~ tilling | cultivation of the land in order to raise crops. |
| n. (state) | 3. cultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinement | a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality.; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art" |
| ~ flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection | the state of being without a flaw or defect. |
| n. (process) | 4. cultivation | the process of fostering the growth of something.; "the cultivation of bees for honey" |
| ~ growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development | (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 level.; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" |
| n. (act) | 5. cultivation | the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale). |
| ~ production | (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale.; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" |
| development | | |
| n. (act) | 1. development | act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development" |
| ~ improvement | the act of improving something.; "their improvements increased the value of the property" |
| ~ progress, advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development.; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" |
| ~ broadening | the action of making broader.; "the broadening of travel" |
| ~ working out, elaboration | developing in intricate and painstaking detail. |
| ~ product development | improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products. |
| n. (process) | 2. development, evolution | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage).; "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" |
| ~ physical process, process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states.; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" |
| ~ assibilation | the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant. |
| ~ deepening | a process of becoming deeper and more profound. |
| ~ growth | a progression from simpler to more complex forms.; "the growth of culture" |
| ~ unfolding, flowering | a developmental process.; "the flowering of antebellum culture" |
| n. (process) | 3. development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny | (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 level.; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" |
| ~ culture | (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar).; "the culture of cells in a Petri dish" |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ amelogenesis | the developmental process of forming tooth enamel. |
| ~ angiogenesis | the formation of new blood vessels. |
| ~ apposition | (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material. |
| ~ auxesis | growth from increase in cell size without cell division. |
| ~ anthesis, blossoming, florescence, flowering, inflorescence, efflorescence | the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms. |
| ~ caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis | introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution). |
| ~ cohesion | (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals). |
| ~ cultivation | the process of fostering the growth of something.; "the cultivation of bees for honey" |
| ~ cytogenesis, cytogeny | the origin and development and variation of cells. |
| ~ foliation, leafing | (botany) the process of forming leaves. |
| ~ fructification | the bearing of fruit. |
| ~ gametogenesis | the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis. |
| ~ gastrulation | the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells. |
| ~ germination, sprouting | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow. |
| ~ habit | the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal).; "a shrub of spreading habit" |
| ~ infructescence | the fruiting stage of the inflorescence. |
| ~ intussusception | (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall. |
| ~ juvenescence | the process of growing into a youth. |
| ~ life cycle | the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced. |
| ~ masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation, virilization | the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction). |
| ~ morphogenesis | differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism). |
| ~ myelinisation, myelinization | the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber. |
| ~ neurogenesis | the development of nerve tissues. |
| ~ biological process, organic process | a process occurring in living organisms. |
| ~ palingenesis, recapitulation | emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species. |
| ~ proliferation | growth by the rapid multiplication of parts. |
| ~ psychogenesis | a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind. |
| ~ psychogenesis | the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors. |
| ~ psychomotor development | progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities. |
| ~ psychosexual development | (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage. |
| ~ rooting | the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow. |
| ~ suppression | the failure to develop some part or organ. |
| ~ dentition, odontiasis, teething | the eruption through the gums of baby teeth. |
| ~ teratogenesis | the development of defects in an embryo. |
| ~ vegetation | the process of growth in plants. |
| ~ isometry | the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same. |
| n. (event) | 4. development | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| ~ turn of events, twist, turn | an unforeseen development.; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" |
| ~ phenomenon | a remarkable development. |
| ~ ramification, complication | a development that complicates a situation.; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" |
| n. (act) | 5. development, exploitation | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" |
| ~ usage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment | the act of using.; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" |
| ~ land development | making an area of land more useful. |
| ~ water development, water program, water project | making an area of water more useful. |
| ~ overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization | exploitation to the point of diminishing returns. |
| ~ capitalisation, capitalization | the act of capitalizing on an opportunity. |
| ~ commercialisation, commercialization | the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce.; "my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege"; "the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development"; "both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products" |
| ~ electrification | the act of providing electricity.; "the electrification of rural Tennessee" |
| ~ unitisation, unitization | the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies. |
| n. (location) | 6. development | a district that has been developed to serve some purpose.; "such land is practical for small park developments" |
| ~ housing development | a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management.; "they live in the new housing development" |
| ~ housing estate | a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time. |
| ~ district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes. |
| n. (state) | 7. development | a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess).; "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen" |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ melioration, improvement | a condition superior to an earlier condition.; "the new school represents a great improvement" |
| ~ underdevelopment | state of inadequate development.; "much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry" |
| n. (process) | 8. developing, development | processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible.; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" |
| ~ processing | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure.; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals" |
| ~ underdevelopment | (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast. |
| n. (communication) | 9. development | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| tilling | | |
| n. (act) | 1. tilling | cultivation of the land in order to raise crops. |
| ~ cultivation | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale). |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ ploughing, plowing | tilling the land with a plow.; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him" |
| develop | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. develop | make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique" |
| ~ evolve, develop, germinate | work out.; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" |
| ~ build | give form to, according to a plan.; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business" |
| ~ create | bring into existence.; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting" |
| v. (creation) | 2. develop, evolve, germinate | work out.; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
| ~ develop | make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique" |
| v. (change) | 3. acquire, develop, evolve | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| ~ acquire, develop, produce, grow, get | 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" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ develop | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme.; "develop the melody and change the key" |
| ~ formulate, explicate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
| ~ develop | generate gradually.; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
| v. (body) | 4. acquire, develop, get, grow, produce | 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" |
| ~ fledge, feather | grow feathers.; "The young sparrows are fledging already" |
| ~ regrow | grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption.; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury" |
| ~ spring | develop suddenly.; "The tire sprang a leak" |
| ~ sprout, stock | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots.; "the plant sprouted early this year" |
| ~ tiller, stool | grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers. |
| ~ leaf | produce leaves, of plants. |
| ~ pod | produce pods, of plants. |
| ~ teethe | grow teeth; cut the baby teeth.; "The little one is teething now" |
| ~ pupate | develop into a pupa.; "the insect larva pupate" |
| ~ work up, get up | develop.; "we worked up an as of an appetite" |
| ~ cut | have grow through the gums.; "The baby cut a tooth" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| v. (stative) | 5. arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise | 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" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ become | come into existence.; "What becomes has duration" |
| ~ resurge | rise again.; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years" |
| ~ come forth, emerge | happen or occur as a result of something. |
| ~ come, follow | to be the product or result.; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" |
| ~ well up, swell | come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things).; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" |
| ~ head | take its rise.; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" |
| v. (change) | 6. build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ redevelop | change the plans for the use of (land). |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ make grow, develop | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" |
| ~ modernise, modernize, develop | become technologically advanced.; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" |
| ~ settle | establish or develop as a residence.; "He settled the farm 200 years ago"; "This land was settled by Germans" |
| ~ train, educate, prepare, develop | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ develop | generate gradually.; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
| v. (communication) | 7. develop, explicate, formulate | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
| ~ develop | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme.; "develop the melody and change the key" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| ~ conjecture, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" |
| ~ mature | develop and work out fully in one's mind.; "I need to mature my thoughts" |
| ~ reformulate, redevelop | formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis. |
| v. (cognition) | 8. develop, educate, prepare, train | create by training and teaching.; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ train, prepare | undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession.; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" |
| ~ retrain | teach new skills.; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment" |
| ~ drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons. |
| ~ house-train, housebreak | train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house. |
| ~ toilet-train | train (a small child) to use the toilet. |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| ~ groom, train, prepare | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| v. (change) | 9. develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ recrudesce, develop, break | happen.; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise | 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" |
| v. (change) | 10. develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ differentiate | become different during development.; "cells differentiate" |
| ~ dedifferentiate | lose specialization in form or function. |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ grow | 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" |
| ~ senesce, age, maturate, mature, get on | grow old or older.; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" |
| ~ age | begin to seem older; get older.; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast" |
| ~ progress, shape up, come along, come on, get along, get on, advance | develop in a positive way.; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" |
| ~ maturate, mature, grow | develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" |
| ~ evolve | undergo development or evolution.; "Modern man evolved a long time ago" |
| ~ adolesce | become adolescent; pass through adolescence.; "The children are beginning to adolesce around the age of 12" |
| ~ work up, build, build up, progress | form or accumulate steadily.; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
| ~ incubate | grow under conditions that promote development. |
| ~ blossom forth, blossom out, unfold, blossom | develop or come to a promising stage.; "Youth blossomed into maturity" |
| ~ bloom, blossom, flower | produce or yield flowers.; "The cherry tree bloomed" |
| ~ spike out, spike | bring forth a spike or spikes.; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ bud | develop buds.; "The hibiscus is budding!" |
| v. (change) | 11. develop, modernise, modernize | become technologically advanced.; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| v. (change) | 12. develop, make grow | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ grow | cause to grow or develop.; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" |
| ~ work out, work up | come up with.; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client" |
| ~ work out, elaborate | work out in detail.; "elaborate a plan" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ foliate | grow leaves.; "the tree foliated in Spring" |
| ~ discipline, condition, train, check | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| v. (creation) | 13. develop | generate gradually.; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| ~ make | favor the development of.; "Practice makes the winner" |
| ~ bring forth, generate | bring into existence.; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami" |
| v. (change) | 14. develop, grow | 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" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ outgrow | grow too large or too mature for.; "I have outgrown these clothes"; "She outgrew her childish habits" |
| ~ make | develop into.; "He will make a splendid father!" |
| v. (perception) | 15. develop | make visible by means of chemical solutions.; "Please develop this roll of film for me" |
| ~ photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ photography | the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ solarise, solarize | reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it. |
| ~ underdevelop | process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature.; "These photos are underdeveloped" |
| ~ redevelop | develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print. |
| v. (contact) | 16. develop | superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry. |
| ~ superimpose, lay over, superpose | place on top of.; "can you superimpose the two images?" |
| v. (competition) | 17. develop | move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions.; "Spassky developed quickly" |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ develop | move into a strategically more advantageous position.; "develop the rook" |
| v. (competition) | 18. develop | move into a strategically more advantageous position.; "develop the rook" |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ develop | move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions.; "Spassky developed quickly" |
| v. (change) | 19. develop | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme.; "develop the melody and change the key" |
| ~ rarify, complicate, refine, elaborate | make more complex, intricate, or richer.; "refine a design or pattern" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| ~ formulate, explicate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
| v. (change) | 20. break, develop, recrudesce | happen.; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| v. (change) | 21. develop | expand in the form of a series.; "Develop the function in the following form" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ expand | make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity.; "expand the house by adding another wing" |
| till | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. boulder clay, till | unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together. |
| ~ dirt, soil | the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock. |
| n. (possession) | 2. public treasury, till, trough | a treasury for government funds. |
| ~ exchequer, treasury | the funds of a government or institution or individual. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cashbox, money box, till | a strongbox for holding cash. |
| ~ cash register, register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill. |
| ~ deedbox, strongbox | a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked. |
| v. (creation) | 4. till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.; "till the soil" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ work on, work, process | shape, form, or improve a material.; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
| ~ crop, cultivate, work | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| ~ plow, plough, turn | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow.; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" |
| ~ hoe | dig with a hoe.; "He is hoeing the flower beds" |
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