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development


 
  Grep  of  noun  development 
  arrested  development 
  department  of  housing  and  urban  development 
  development 
  developmental  age 
  developmental  learning 
  developmental  psychology 
  housing  and  urban  development 
  housing  development 
  international  bank  for  reconstruction  and  development 
  international  development  association 
  land  development 
  nondevelopment 
  product  development 
  psychomotor  development 
  psychosexual  development 
  redevelopment 
  ribbon  development 
  secretary  of  housing  and  urban  development 
  social  development  commission 
  underdevelopment 
  water  development 
 
  Overview  of  noun  development 
 
  The  noun  development  has  8  senses  (first  8  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (455)  development  --  (act  of  improving  by  expanding  or  enlarging  or  refining;  "he  congratulated  them  on  their  development  of  a  plan  to  meet  the  emergency";  "they  funded  research  and  development") 
  2.  (175)  development,  evolution  --  (a  process  in  which  something  passes  by  degrees  to  a  different  stage  (especially  a  more  advanced  or  mature  stage);  "the  development  of  his  ideas  took  many  years";  "the  evolution  of  Greek  civilization";  "the  slow  development  of  her  skill  as  a  writer") 
  3.  (89)  development  --  (a  recent  event  that  has  some  relevance  for  the  present  situation;  "recent  developments  in  Iraq";  "what  a  revolting  development!") 
  4.  (84)  exploitation,  development  --  (the  act  of  making  some  area  of  land  or  water  more  profitable  or  productive  or  useful:  "the  development  of  Alaskan  resources";  "the  exploitation  of  copper  deposits") 
  5.  (54)  development  --  (a  district  that  has  been  developed  to  serve  some  purpose;  "such  land  is  practical  for  small  park  developments") 
  6.  (49)  development  --  (a  state  in  which  things  are  improving;  the  result  of  developing  (as  in  the  early  part  of  a  game  of  chess);  "after  he  saw  the  latest  development  he  changed  his  mind  and  became  a  supporter";  "in  chess  your  should  take  care  of  your  development  before  moving  your  queen") 
  7.  (39)  growth,  growing,  maturation,  development,  ontogeny,  ontogenesis  --  (the  process  of  an  individual  organism  growing  organically;  a  purely  biological  unfolding  of  events  involved  in  an  organism  changing  gradually  from  a  simple  to  a  more  complex  level;  "he  proposed  an  indicator  of  osseous  development  in  children") 
  8.  (1)  development,  developing  --  (processing  a  photosensitive  material  in  order  to  make  an  image  visible;  "the  development  and  printing  of  his  pictures  took  only  two  hours") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  development 
  developmental 
 
  Overview  of  noun  development 
 
  The  noun  development  has  8  senses  (first  8  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (455)  development  --  (act  of  improving  by  expanding  or  enlarging  or  refining;  "he  congratulated  them  on  their  development  of  a  plan  to  meet  the  emergency";  "they  funded  research  and  development") 
  2.  (175)  development,  evolution  --  (a  process  in  which  something  passes  by  degrees  to  a  different  stage  (especially  a  more  advanced  or  mature  stage);  "the  development  of  his  ideas  took  many  years";  "the  evolution  of  Greek  civilization";  "the  slow  development  of  her  skill  as  a  writer") 
  3.  (89)  development  --  (a  recent  event  that  has  some  relevance  for  the  present  situation;  "recent  developments  in  Iraq";  "what  a  revolting  development!") 
  4.  (84)  exploitation,  development  --  (the  act  of  making  some  area  of  land  or  water  more  profitable  or  productive  or  useful:  "the  development  of  Alaskan  resources";  "the  exploitation  of  copper  deposits") 
  5.  (54)  development  --  (a  district  that  has  been  developed  to  serve  some  purpose;  "such  land  is  practical  for  small  park  developments") 
  6.  (49)  development  --  (a  state  in  which  things  are  improving;  the  result  of  developing  (as  in  the  early  part  of  a  game  of  chess);  "after  he  saw  the  latest  development  he  changed  his  mind  and  became  a  supporter";  "in  chess  your  should  take  care  of  your  development  before  moving  your  queen") 
  7.  (39)  growth,  growing,  maturation,  development,  ontogeny,  ontogenesis  --  (the  process  of  an  individual  organism  growing  organically;  a  purely  biological  unfolding  of  events  involved  in  an  organism  changing  gradually  from  a  simple  to  a  more  complex  level;  "he  proposed  an  indicator  of  osseous  development  in  children") 
  8.  (1)  development,  developing  --  (processing  a  photosensitive  material  in  order  to  make  an  image  visible;  "the  development  and  printing  of  his  pictures  took  only  two  hours") 



development definition