Growth Definition

growth
noun
  1. (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"
  2. a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture"
  3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
  4. vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass"
  5. the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
  6. (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
  7. something grown or growing; "a growth of hair"

"Growth" in song lyrics

See how growth is used in real songs:

  • "For a photographic token of my primordial growth"
    Aesop Rock f/ El-P — 39 Thieves
  • "Yeah, the dread symboliiizes the natural growth"
    Arrested Development — Dawn of the Dreads
  • "or ghetto melanin dwells but could stop growth"
    Arrested Development — Africa's Inside Me

Usage tips for "growth"

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