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Increment

The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.

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Accession 76% connected

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.

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Accretion 76% connected

The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

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Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Amplification 76% connected

The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

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Boost 76% connected

To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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Broadening 76% connected

of Broaden

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Gain 76% connected

A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

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Multiplication 76% connected

The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural…

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Proliferation 76% connected

The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation.

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Pullulation 76% connected

A germinating, or budding.

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Relaxation 76% connected

The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a law.

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Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Supplement 76% connected

That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply.

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Widening 76% connected

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Amount 76% connected

To go up; to ascend.

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Process 76% connected

The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.

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Increase 74% connected

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance;…

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Increase 74% connected

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance;…

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Incremental 74% connected

Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.

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Incremental 74% connected

Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.

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Growth 92% 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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Increase 92% connected

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance;…

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Decrease 94% connected

To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

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Decrease 94% connected

To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

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