Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

plant

n. something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"

plant

n. an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

industry, manufacture, manufacturing

n. the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"

plant, flora, plant life

n. a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

plant, works, company

n. buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"

plant

v. place into a river; "plant fish"

plant, implant

v. put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"

plant, set, put into the soil, set to grow

v. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

plant, implant, engraft, embed, imbed

v. fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

plant, institute, establish, found, constitute, lay the groundwork for

v. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism

n. transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

trade

n. the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"

production, product

n. an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"

construction, structure

n. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

pasturage, herbage

n. succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land

flora, vegetation

n. all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"

house, commercial enterprise, firm, business firm, company

n. an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"

build, establish

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

scatter

v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

straw, strew

v. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"

insert, infix, introduce, enter

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

set, countersink

v. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

deposit, stick, wedge, lodge

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

inlay, decorate by inserting

v. decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

impress, instill, ingrain

v. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

inset

v. set or place in

shoot, inject

v. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

build, establish

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

inaugurate, kick off, begin formally

v. commence officially

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

model, simulate, reenact, re-enact

v. create again

enact, reenact, re-enact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

animal, beast, brute, creature, animate being

n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

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