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    Growth

    Definitions

    1 | noun | (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 2 | noun | a progression from simpler to more complex forms 3 | noun | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important 4 | noun | vegetation that has grown 5 | noun | the gradual beginning or coming forth 6 | noun | (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) 7 | noun | something grown or growing (7 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    gr'ohth (IPA: ɡrˈoʊθ)

    Hyphenation

    growth (no hyphenation) (6 letters | 1 syllable)

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 694th most common (1 in 7092 words) ( > 99% noun)

    spoken: 1576th most common (1 in 27778 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    growths

    Synonyms

    development | growing | maturation | ontogenesis | ontogeny | buildup | increase | increment | emergence | outgrowth (total: 10)

    Antonyms

    reduction | decrease

    Narrower terms

    amelogenesis | angiogenesis | anthesis | apposition | auxesis | blossoming | caenogenesis | cainogenesis | cenogenesis | cohesion | cultivation | culture | cytogenesis | cytogeny | dentition | ... (total: 73)

    Broader terms

    biological process | organic process | development | evolution | physical process | process | botany | flora | vegetation | beginning | illness | malady | sickness | unwellness | object | physical object (total: 16)

    Rhymes

    both | loath | sloth | troth (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    groats | grotto | grotty | grouch | grouts | grower | growls | regrowth (total: 8)

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    economic growth | growth factor | growth hormone | growth hormone-releasing factor | growth industry | growth-onset diabetes | growth rate | growth regulator | growth ring | growth stock | ... (total: 16)

    Other notable uses

    growth.com | growth.net | growth.org | growth.info | growth.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Buildup | Business goal | Wall Street analysts' concern (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    13 (International English) | 13 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

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