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Cultivation

The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage.

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Agriculture 76% connected

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; fa…

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Apiculture 76% connected

Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.

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Culture 76% connected

The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the culture of the soil.

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Farming 76% connected

of Farm

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Husbandry 76% connected

Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift.

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Tilling 76% connected

of Till

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Development 76% connected

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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Growing 76% connected

of Grow

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Growth 76% connected

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity;…

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Maturation 76% connected

The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.

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Ontogenesis 76% connected

Alt. of Ontogeny

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Ontogeny 76% connected

The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in…

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Perfection 76% connected

The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral exce…

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Production 76% connected

The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of a witness.

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Crop 74% connected

The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.

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Crop 74% connected

The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.

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Foster 74% connected

To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

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Foster 74% connected

To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

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Round 74% connected

To whisper.

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Round 74% connected

To whisper.

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Culture 92% connected

The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the culture of the soil.

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Finish 92% connected

To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.

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Polish 92% connected

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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Refinement 92% connected

The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.

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