n. something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"

v. increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"

v. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"

v. cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"

v. 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"

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

v. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

adv. (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam"

adj. (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"

v. produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

v. develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"

v. develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"

v. rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

v. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

v. combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

v. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

v. grow in such a way as to cover (a building); "ivy grew over the walls of the university buildings"

v. become an adult

v. grow outward; "the plant quickly bushed out"

v. grow upward

adj. having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

v. become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

adj. (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"