Growverb
(ergative) To become bigger.
Growverb
(intransitive) To appear or sprout.
Growverb
(transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
Growverb
(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
Growverb
To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
Growverb
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.
Growverb
To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
Growverb
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.
Growverb
To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
Growverb
To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
Growverb
To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
Growverb
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;
Growverb
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain;
Growverb
increase in size by natural process;
Growverb
cause to grow or develop;
Growverb
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
Growverb
come into existence; take on form or shape;
Growverb
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
Growverb
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
Growverb
grow emotionally or mature;
Growverb
become attached by or as if by the process of growth;
Growverb
(of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically
Growverb
(of a plant) germinate and develop
Growverb
cause (plants) to germinate and develop
Growverb
allow or cause (a part of the body) to grow or develop
Growverb
(of something abstract) come into existence and develop
Growverb
become larger or greater over a period of time; increase
Growverb
develop or expand (something, especially a business)
Growverb
become gradually or increasingly
Growverb
(of a person) come to feel or think something over time
Shrinkverb
(transitive) To cause to become smaller.
Shrinkverb
(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
Shrinkverb
(intransitive) To cower or flinch.
Shrinkverb
(transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
Shrinkverb
To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
Shrinkverb
(intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.
Shrinknoun
Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
Shrinknoun
A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
Shrinknoun
Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
Shrinkverb
To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted.
Shrinkverb
To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.
Shrinkverb
To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake.
Shrinkverb
To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water.
Shrinkverb
To draw back; to withdraw.
Shrinknoun
The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal.
Shrinknoun
a psychiatrist.
Shrinknoun
a physician who specializes in psychiatry
Shrinkverb
wither, especially with a loss of moisture;
Shrinkverb
draw back, as with fear or pain;
Shrinkverb
reduce in size; reduce physically;
Shrinkverb
become smaller or draw together;
Shrinkverb
decrease in size, range, or extent;