culture

culture is a 7-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the culture of the soil. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 13 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the culture of the soil.
2. noun. The act of, or any labor or means employed for, training, disciplining, or refining the moral and intellectual nature of man; as, the culture of the mind.
3. noun. The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation; physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilization; refinement in manners and taste.
4. transitive verb. To cultivate; to educate.
5. noun. the raising of plants or animals

   "the culture of oysters"

6. noun. (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

   "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"

7. noun. the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
8. noun. all the knowledge and values shared by a society

   Synonyms: acculturation

9. noun. the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

   "the developing drug culture"

   "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"

10. noun. a particular society at a particular time and place

    "early Mayan civilization"

    Synonyms: civilisation, civilization

11. noun. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality--Joseph Conrad

    "they performed with great polish"

    "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"

    Synonyms: cultivation, finish, polish, refinement

12. verb. grow in a special preparation

    "the biologist grows microorganisms"

Synonyms

acculturation, civilisation, civilization, cultivation, finish, polish, refinement

Common word forms

cultured, cultures, culturing, cultureless

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