grow

grow is a 4-letter English word with 16 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. 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.
2. intransitive verb. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
3. intransitive verb. To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.
4. intransitive verb. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
5. intransitive verb. To become attached of fixed; to adhere.
6. transitive verb. To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
7. verb. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

   "He grew a beard"

   "The patient developed abdominal pains"

   Synonyms: acquire, develop, get, produce

8. verb. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

   "The weather turned nasty"

   "She grew angry"

   Synonyms: turn

9. verb. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

   "The problem grew too large for me"

   "Her business grew fast"

10. verb. increase in size by natural process

    "Corn doesn't grow here"

    "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"

11. verb. cause to grow or develop

    "He grows vegetables in his backyard"

12. verb. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

    "He matured fast"

    "The child grew fast"

    Synonyms: maturate, mature

13. verb. become attached by or as if by the process of growth

    "The tree trunks had grown together"

14. verb. 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"

    Synonyms: develop

15. verb. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

    "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"

    "They produce good ham in Parma"

    Synonyms: farm, produce, raise

16. verb. come into existence; take on form or shape

    "A new religious movement originated in that country"

    "a love that sprang up from friendship"

    Synonyms: arise, develop, originate, rise, uprise

Synonyms

acquire, develop, get, produce, turn, maturate, mature, farm, raise, arise, originate, rise, uprise

Common word forms

grows, growed, grower, growly, growing, growable

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