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v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

work out, elaborate

v. work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

heave, surge, billow

v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

heave, buckle, warp

v. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

bulk, bulge, cause to bulge

v. cause to bulge or swell outwards

heave, surge, billow

v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

bloat, make bloated, make swollen

v. make bloated or swollen; "Hunger bloated the child's belly"

enlarge

v. become larger or bigger

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

work out, elaborate

v. work out in detail; "elaborate a plan"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

distend, dilate

v. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

spread, open, unfold, spread out

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

spread, circulate, go around

v. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

fine, excellent

adj. of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

fine, pretty

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

ace, first-class, super, A-one, first-rate, tip-top, topnotch, tops

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

marvelous, marvellous, rattling, fantastic, tremendous, howling, phenomenal, terrific, wonderful, wondrous

adj. extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

Synonyms (8)

good enough

adj. adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me"

goodish

adj. moderately good of its kind; "a goodish wine"

positive

adj. "a positive attitude"

redeeming

adj. compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor"

acceptable, satisfactory

adj. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

suitable

adj. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

well-behaved

adj. (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"

Antonyms (0)

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