the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
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Oil production
the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
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the tending of and caring for trees
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics.the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the business of a dairy
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics.the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the cultivation of plants
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics.the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the cultivation of plants
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics.the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
Used in the same subject area: Economics, Geography, Economic geography, General economics, Microeconomics.production of a certain amount
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A drilling or tamping rod.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used as a solvent and for clean…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; as, to bor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer con…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.To form a counterbore in, by boring, turning, or drilling; to enlarge, as a hole, by means of a counterbore.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum; -- used for produci…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.A coarse cotton drilling used for overalls, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; -- often with of.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drilling, hole, earth, hope, producing.
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